Ghana. An early 20th century Akuaba wooden fertility doll
Ghana. An early 20th century Akuaba wooden fertility doll, carved in the traditional form with outstretched arms, overall painted in black, 39cm high mounted on a perspex base
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Akuaba women hoping for a child would carry these dolls in their clothes. They traditionally have large round flat heads which represent the moon goddess who was associated with fertility. Once the doll had fulfilled its purpose, the mother would place it on her domestic altar, where it was worshipped in a shrine. They were ancestral pieces often handed on to the next generation.
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Ghana. An early 20th century Akuaba wooden fertility doll, carved in the traditional form with outstretched arms, overall painted in black, 39cm high mounted on a perspex base
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Akuaba women hoping for a child would carry these dolls in their clothes. They traditionally have large round flat heads which represent the moon goddess who was associated with fertility. Once the doll had fulfilled its purpose, the mother would place it on her domestic altar, where it was worshipped in a shrine. They were ancestral pieces often handed on to the next generation.
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