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Tribal Art - a Fante Akuaba doll, stylised features, 26.5cm high, Ghana; another, Ashanti; a Lobi figural dance wand, Burkina Faso (3)

An Ashanti Akuaba dollGhanawith fine relief carved facial features, the back with lines and oblongs, ringed neck, tapered arms, breasts and a protruding navel, with a flared base, 26.5cm high, on a base.ProvenancePrivate Colonial Collection, France.Galerie Olivier Larroque, Nimes, France.ExhibitedBruneaf, Brussels, 2016.

A group of African collectables - including a carved ebony and mahogany chess set and chess board, probably from Malawi, with stylised figural and animalistic pieces and hut form rooks (lacks one 'bishop'), the kings 9.6cm high, with an ebony and blonde hardwood veneered board, 39cm square; a Nigerian carved and pierced hardwood panel, signed to reverse 'Odehunle Oyo', 61 x 20cm; a pair of carved ebony female bust bookends, 22cm high; a figural pedestal bowl with carved rhino and elephant decoration, 15.8cm high; an Akuaba style carved wooden fertility figure; a Moroccan Fez earthenware and white metal vessel in the form of a coffee pot, 19cm high.

An African tribal carved hardwood Ashanti Akuaba fertility doll - 20th century, the disc-shaped head with carved features with a serene experssion, short projecting arms and flared body, 24.75 cm high.

Alte Figur der Ashanti, sog. "Akuaba", West Afrika/ Ghana, frühes 20.Jh., Holz Puppe des Fruchtbarkeitskults, diverse Bohrlöcher sowie neuzeitlicher Perlenschmuck, H. 27cm, Alters- und Gebrauchsspuren, Bereibungen, Patina mit Krustationen, auf Sockel montiert (Gesamthöhe 30,5cm), Provenienz: in den 1950er Jahren erworben durch Lore Kegel und Boris Kegel-Konietzko, 1961 Dieter Blume, 2023 Kegel-Konietzko & Dorn

Figur der Bono oder Abron, sog. "Akuaba", West Afrika/ Ghana, frühes 20.Jh., Holz, Puppe des Fruchtbarkeitskults in Verwandtschaft der Akuabas der Ashanti oder Fanti, Ohren aus Metalldraht geformt, H. 25cm, Alters- und Gebrauchsspuren, Patina mit Krustationen, auf Holzsockel montiert (Gesamthöhe 30cm), Provenienz: in den 1950er Jahren erworben durch Lore Kegel und Boris Kegel-Konietzko, 1961 Dieter Blume, 2023 Kegel-Konietzko & Dorn

Weibliche Figur im Stil der Fanti, sog. "Akuaba", West Afrika/ Ghana, frühes 20.Jh., Holz, alte und stabförmige Fruchtbarkeitspuppe mit dekorativen Mustern im Stil der Fanti, H. 31,5cm, Alters- und Gebrauchsspuren, Bereibungen und Patina, auf Holzsockel montiert (Gesamthöhe 36cm), Provenienz: in den 1950er Jahren erworben durch Lore Kegel und Boris Kegel-Konietzko, 1961 Dieter Blume, Antje Blume

An African Ghana Ashanti Akuaba tribal solid wood carved fertility doll. The doll carved in the form of a lady with a round over-sized head, high forehead, annulated neck and outstretched arms. Measures approx. 32cm tall. 

Ghana, a collection of three Asante and Fante akuaba puppets and a female ancestor figure. H. 22 - 27 cm. [4]

Zwei Fruchtbarkeitspuppensogenannte "Akuaba" der Ashanti, Ghana, 20. Jh., Tropenholz geschnitzt und dunkel gefasst, mit zarten Tatauierungen, weibliche und männliche Gestalt als Sitzfiguren auf angedeuteten Hockern, alt geklebt, Altersspuren, H 30 und 31 cm.

Zwei Fruchtbarkeitspuppen Akuabader Volksgruppe der Ashanti zugeordnet, westliches Ghana, 20. Jh., dunkles Tropenholz in der alten Tradition beschnitzt, zwei weibliche Figuren, teils mit Schmuckelementen verziert, kleiner Ausbruch an einer Kopfscheibe, H 42 und 36 cm.

ASHANTI AKUABA FERTILITY DOLL (MALI), AND FURTHER TRIBAL ART the doll with applied blue beads, along with two Bambara chi-ware antelope sculptures (Mali), a Senoufo Janus figure (Ivory Coast) and two Hemba gourd shakers with figural carved detail (Ghana)the doll 48.5cm high

An African tribal Ashanti wooden Akuaba fertility doll - with disc head, projecting arms and bead decoration, Ghana, height 29.5cm.

AN ASHANTI AKUABA FERTILITY DOLL, Ghana, 38.5cms H, 15cms W

A West African carved Akuaba figure, modelled standing with disc shaped head, 37.5cm high, and an East African carving designed as a pipe with a mask, 49cm long (2)Condition reportVery minor evidence of historic woodworm in the Akuaba figure, otherwise very light rubbing wear only.Two 4cm splits to the pipe mask a further similar split to the top of the mask.Minor impact dents to the head along with general scuffs and marks. 

An Ashanti Akuaba wooden doll - ebonised with incised geometric decoration, height 20cm, together with a similar doll with elongated head, height 41cm and a carved, folding mancala board, length 30cm.

African Tribal Art, a wooden Akuaba Ritual Fertility Doll from Ghana, with dark patina, Fanti, approx. 37cm H, Ex Professor John Monroe, USA37cm High

An Ashanti akuaba dollGhanawith a pierced head and the ends of the arms, the back of the base with inscribed white collection number B145A,23.5cm high, on a perspex base. (2)ProvenanceRomy Rey Collection, London.

An Ashanti Akuaba dollGhanawith facial scarifications and a ringed neck, with a band of glass beads,30cm high, on a base base, with a printed sticker numbered 2843. (2)ProvenanceHelena and Ladislas Segy, New York, March 1969.

Ethnographica - four African Akuaba fertility dolls, Ashanti (Asante), Ghana, two having beadwork adornments, the largest with swollen belly, 41cm high and smaller (4)

An Akuaba doll with carving to body and carved face - in two pieces H:57cm

Fruchtbarkeitspuppe AkuabaGhana, 20. Jh., Volksgruppe der Ashanti, Tropenholz beschnitzt, dunkel gefasst, abstrahierte weibliche Standfigur mit übergroßem, flachem Kopfstück, geometrisches Ritzdekor, H 35 cm.

Akuaba PuppeGhana. Holz, geschnitzt, schwarz gefasst. H. 45 cm, B. 16 cm. Rest., ber., leicht best.

Three African carved wooden tribal art figures, a male standing figure with carved neck hoops and painted eyes, probably Ashanti --13in. (33cm.) high; and a male and female Akuaba Ashanti couple seated on stools (one repaired leg)

An Ashanti Carved Wooden Fertility Doll (Akuaba), Ashanti/Asante People, Ghana, 20th century, H.20cm

Akuaba Puppe Ashanti: Ghana. Dunkles Holz mit heller Patina. Flacher, Halbovaler Scheibenkopf mit Schleifenbekrönung. Perlschmuck am Hals u. Sockel. Auf Metallplatte montiert. Seitlich mit Sammlungsetikett. H: 42 cm. D

A selection of traditional African Ashanti Akuaba fertility figures carved from ethnic hard woods

Akuaba Fruchtbarkeitspuppe, wohl Ghana, 20. Jh., Holz. Mit ausgebreiteten Armen, Ritzdekor, im Gesicht Skarifikationen. Auf eine runde Holzplinthe montiert, H. 27,5 cm

A Baule standing male figure, Blolo Bian, Ivory Coast, the coiffure with linear decoration, the face with scarifications, the neck carved with rings, the hands either side of the stomach, 42cm, and an Ashanti standing female fertility figure, Akuaba, Ivory Coast, with a large disc form head with finely carved features, above a ribbed neck and swollen stomach, 37.5cmQty: 2A private West Yorkshire collection.Condition report: Baule figure with a 12cm split to the left side of the head continuing into the neck. The Ashanti figure has a couple of small vacant wormholes and a small chip to the top of the head and a small narrow splice on the front of the left foot.otherwise in good condition, a nice patination throughout.

Zwei Akuaba-Figuren20. Jh., Ashanti/Ghana, sogenannte Fruchtbarkeitspuppen, Tropenholz geschnitzt und dunkel gefasst, mit zarten Tatauierungen, weibliche und männliche Gestalt als Sitzfiguren auf angedeuteten Hockern, alt geklebt, Altersspuren, H 30 und 31 cm.

Two pairs of vintage Wooden Shoe Stretchers, together with carved tribal wooden heads, an Ashanti Akuaba fertility doll, carved wooden elephants etc., (a lot)

Zwei Akuaba, Aschanti. Fruchtbarkeitspuppen. Mittelbraunes Holz, geschnitzt und dunkelbraun patiniert. Aschanti, Ghana. H. 30 bzw.35 cm.

An Akuaba fertility doll, together with a collection of African tribal carvings (box)

Large Ashanti Akuaba fertility doll, the stand carved with twin female supports, the face with applied metal decorative headband, 54cm. Condition Report:It is fairly light, considering size.The piece was collected by a diplomat who was in Kenya, Rwanda, Bujumbura and Cote D'Ivoire 1995-2005

* 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 baseQty: (1)NOTESAkuaba 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.

A Group of twelve tribal artefacts, various Countries of origin, circa 1950, including: an Ashanti Akuaba doll, A Fang head with four faces, Two Nyamwezi fugures, a Kuba cup, A Dan cephalomorphic spoon, two small Nepalese masks, a mortar, a Luba owl mask , a figure of two superimposed lizards and a Tanzanian figure set on a three legged stool, various sizes (12)   Condition Report: cracks to wood and wear throughoutCondition Report Disclaimer

A Mossi doll Burkina Faso with linear decoration and pierced ears, 26.5cm high, and an Ashanti akuaba doll, with beads, 34.5cm high, both on fixed bases. (2)

An Ashanti Akuaba doll Ghana with piercing to the head and carved decoration the the back, 25.5cm high, mounted in a base. (2) Provenance Ex Alain Lecomte, Paris.

An Akuaba 'Fertility Doll', 49cm high, together with two other African wooden dolls, 54cm (3)

A 19th century Akuaba ( Akua'Ba ) Abron fertility doll from the Ghana region being carved from a solid piece having a large decorated forehead with simple eyes and nose, creased neck ridged neck with shaped body and beads. Measures; 24cm. 

Akuaba fertility figure, 32 cm high; and an African comb, 21 cm high (2)

An Ashanti maternity group in the manner of Osei Bonsu Ghana the standing mother supporting a child on her back, 43.5cm high, on a wall bracket, and an Ashanti akuaba doll, 40.5cm high. (2)

A Baule standing male figure Ivory Coast 32.5cm high, an Ashanti akuaba doll, 40cm high and a carved hardwood crouching figure, 17cm high. (3)

African Baule carving of a colonial pair, two figures of soldiers, Asante Akuaba Doll, also a Sepik river figure and a Himalayan/Nepal primitive figure, the largest measures 37cm high

A Ghana Fante doll, with three other Akuaba fertility dolls.

Twenty two African carved figures including Akuaba.

An Ashanti Akuaba doll Ghana with geometric and linear carving to the back of the head, the head and arms pierced, 32.7cm high, on a stand. (2) Provenance Ex collection Alan Davie (1920 - 2014) artist.

A 20th century Africa Akuaba Ashanti fertility doll with typical spoon head, 25cm high

An Ashanti Akuaba doll figure

Two Ashanti akuaba dolls Ghana wood, with decoration to the backs of the heads, with beads, 30.5cm and 29.5cm high. (2) Provenance The Michael and Renate Lancaster collection.

An Ashanti Akuaba doll Ghana wood, with carved lines to the back of the head and with beads, 40cm high, on a stand. (2)

A Mumuye standing figure Nigeria wood, 63.5cm high, a Dogon standing figure, a figural staff and an Ashanti akuaba doll. (4)

Six carved wood 'Akuaba' dolls, Asante people, Ghana, the larger 33cm high (6)

Two carved wood 'Akuaba' dolls, Asante people, Ghana, the larger 29cm (11 1/2 in) (2)

Tribal Art. An Ashanti Akuaba carved wooden figure, 38cm high

Asante Akuaba carved wooden fertility figure, the standing female figure with normal disc-like features, 30cm high

Carved wooden Akuaba figure from Ghana - 13" tall

Yoruba equestrian figure, Namji doll, Fante Akuaba doll, and one other mother and child group, the largest figure measures 33cm high All lots in this Tribal and African Art Sale are sold subject to V.A.T. Therefore £100 hammer price will have Buyers premium on top and also an extra £20 in V.A.T. Condition report: see terms and conditions

An Ashanti comb Ghana wood, with an Akuaba head, 18.6cm long. Provenance Monika Wengraf, London.

Asante Akuaba doll, Lega figure and a Mumuye figure, the tallest measures 29cm high All lots in this Tribal and African Art Sale are sold subject to V.A.T. Therefore £100 hammer price will have Buyers premium on top and also an extra £20 in V.A.T. Condition report: see terms and conditions