ENVIO GRATUITO A ESPAÑA
Even today Ashanti women in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire resort to wearing these dolls., that ensure both your fertility and the proper development of pregnancy.
The akuaba are wrapped around the back (as if it were a real baby) until the woman becomes pregnant.
Later he will pass to his eldest daughter who "will play" with her as training for her future motherhood.
The singular beauty of this piece makes it unique. Wonderful old patina, we calculate that made around 1980.
Head shaped like a flattened disc in which the eyebrows stand out and a very marked nose that contrast with the small semi-half-closed eyes and an equally small mouth.
Realizada en una sola pieza de madera, ring neck covered with tiny antique glass beads. Breasts, nose and navel are lighter due to friction with the wearer's back.
Measures: 34cm alto (13,4" inch)