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Ashante fertility doll IN0129
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Ashanti fertility doll in wood, decorated with old glass beads. Carved by members of the Ashanti tribe in Ghana West Africa. This is a contemporary carving collected by us in Ghana about ten years ago.
Height 35.0 cm
Width 14.0 cm
Weight approximately 250 grams
Ashanti fertility doll in wood, decorated with old glass beads. Carved by members of the Ashanti tribe in Ghana West Africa. This is a contemporary carving collected by us in Ghana about ten years ago. The figure is provided to young Ashanti women as a fertility fetish or symbol. It’s often put under the mattress to promote fertility. The figure itself symbolises the Ghanaian ideal of beauty, a big round face and long thin neck. They are in many ways a symbol of Africa. Their image is used widely throughout West Africa.
Height 35.0 cm
Width 14.0 cm
Weight approximately 250 grams
African Figures African carving Ashanti tribe fertility symbol wood carving
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