Akua'ba Fertility figure

Akua'ba
Type: figure
Exhibits: Cycle of Life
Tribes: Akan peoples, Asante/ Brong group
Location: Ghana
Period: 20th Century
Materials: Wood
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H: 
31.70cm
SKU: 
3036

A unique variant, in the innovation within the akua'ba sculptural tradition. The statuette has a carved head within its rhombus head. May represents the concept of reincarnation – a new life begins in the cycle of life, parent and child.  

Akua'ba Fertility figure
Akua'ba Fertility figure
Akua'ba Fertility figure
Akua'ba Fertility figure