Fertility doll "akua ba" ·  Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3032462

Description

wood, spotty brown patina, typical form, min. dam., traces of abrasion, on wooden base;
women used to carry them on their back before and during pregnancy and used to treat them like real children. They gained their magical power from a deity via the diviner’s blessing. After childbirth, they were either dedicated to the deity, placed on a shrine, or they were given to a child for playing.

L’objet Fertility doll “akua ba” avec l’ID d’objet 3032462 a fait partie de l’enchère 68th tribal art auction en 3 mars 2012 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 344.

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