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Click here to subscribeLarge African Ashanti (Asante) painted wood 'Akuaba' fertility figure, Mali or Ghana, the typical 'moon' face with pierced cresting, raised eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, long nose and pursed mouth, the long tubular body with bead necklace over stylised outstretched arms and bare breasts, on domed woven wicker base, the whole retaining much original red, blue, green and yellow pigment, with good patina, 94cm high
A handcrafted wooden Akuaba fertility figure from Kenya, featuring a stylized round head with carved facial features and an elongated body. The piece is adorned with geometric inlays on the central column, possibly bone or shell, adding to its cultural aesthetic. The figure stands on a square base with a label marked "Made in Kenya" underneath. Akuaba figures are traditionally associated with fertility and good fortune in Ghanaian and other African cultures.Issued: 20th centuryDimensions: 13"HCountry of Origin: AfricaCondition: Age related wear.
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.
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
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.
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.
* 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
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