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Reproduction Akua Ba Fertility Doll

1970.02.0001

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Artifact Identification Reproduction Akua Ba Fertility Doll   (1970.02.0001)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Communication Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Personal Symbols
    3. :
  3. Belief Symbols
Artist/Maker Unknown
Geographic Location
Period Nationalist
Date Mid 20th century
Culture Asante, Ashanti, Akan
Location Not on Exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 37.2 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 13.6 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 4.4 cm
Weight 300 g
Measuring Remarks N/A
Materials Plant--Wood, Pigment--Stain, Textile--Cotton, Plant--Fiber, Plant--Cotton, Plastic
Manufacturing Processes Carved, Incising, Staining, Stringing

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Cameron, Elisabeth. "In Search of Children - Dolls and Agency in Africa, African Arts, (Spring, 1997).

Cole, Herbert M. and Doran H. Ross. The Arts of Ghana. Los Angeles: University of California, 1977.

Fleishman, Jacquelyn N. "Continuity and Control: Art in Some West African Societies" (unpub. catalog, on file)

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Purchase
Reproduction Yes, Probably made as a tourist piece, but within the parameters of the traditional imagery.

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