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African Ashanti Ghana Tribal Statue of a Man African Art Decoration
African Ashanti Ghana Tribal Statue of a Man African Art Decoration
African Ashanti Ghana Tribal Statue of a Man African Art Decoration
African Ashanti Ghana Tribal Statue of a Man African Art Decoration
African Ashanti Ghana Tribal Statue of a Man African Art Decoration
African Ashanti Ghana Tribal Statue of a Man African Art Decoration
African Ashanti Ghana Tribal Statue of a Man African Art Decoration
African Ashanti Ghana Tribal Statue of a Man African Art Decoration
African Ashanti Ghana Tribal Statue of a Man African Art Decoration

African Ashanti Ghana Tribal Statue of a Man African Art Decoration

$ 73.92

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Modified Item: No
  • Condition: excellent condition
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Culture: African
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Congo

    Description

    Ashanti dolls are symbol of good luck and health.
    Akua'ba are wooden ritual fertility
    dolls
    from
    Ghana
    and nearby areas.
    Ashanti
    fertility
    dolls
    from
    Ghana
    handcarfed out of wood and given to as a gift to an expecting mother.
    The Asante Akua'ba is probably the most famous of traditional African sculptures. Figures like these were carried by girls and women to promote their fertility and to ensure the beauty and health of their offspring
    Age: mid 20th century
    Height: 49cm/19,2inch/
    Width : 12cm/  4,7inch/
    This beautifull artefact is a part of my  African Art collection, acquired in Africa in the 1980s.