Vintage Akua'ba Fertility Figure – Ashanti Ghana – Hand Carved Tribal Art – African Wooden Statue mini Mantel clock coin collection box

coin collection box

with excellent engraved workings to all faces

ebony-stained woodEra: Early 20th centuryOrigin: United Kingdom

and moved between Della Robbia Pottery and his own Minerva Art Pottery

expressionless

Vintage Akua'ba Fertility Figure – Ashanti Ghana – Hand Carved Tribal Art – African Wooden Statue mini Mantel clock coin collection boxThis vintage Akua'ba (Akuaba) fertility figure is a beautiful example of traditional Ashanti tribal art from Ghana, West Africa. Carved from wood, it features the classic flat, disc like head, stylized facial features, and a simplified body all symbolic elements rooted in Ashanti ideals of beauty, fertility, and spiritual protection. Traditionally used by women seeking fertility, these figures were carried, bathed, and cared for in the hope of