Fanti doll or "akuamma" stylized carving of female fertility figure representing fanti idealization of beauty

Made:
1880-1920 in Africa
Wooden fanti doll or akuamma' stylized carving of female

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Wooden fanti doll or akuamma' stylized carving of female
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Wooden fanti doll or "akuamma" stylized carving of female fertility figure representing fanti idealization of beauty, fanti, West Africa, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A27533
Materials:
wood and glass, bead necklace
Measurements:
overall: 27 mm x 256 mm x 53 mm, .1 kg
type:
doll
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)