Fertility doll "akua ba" ·  Ghana, Ashanti · ID: 3034865

Description

wood, shiny black patina, typical form and facial features, min. dam., small missing parts (head), slight traces of abrasion, socle;
these dolls are supposed to encourage fertility. Women used to carry them on their back before and during pregnancy and used to treat them as 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 3034865 a fait partie de l’enchère 73rd tribal art auction en 25 mai 2013 pour la dernière fois le Zemanek-Münster Hôtel des ventes et avait le numéro de lot 206.

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