Female Akuaba Figure

Sculpture

DePaul Art Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2012.79

Description

Female Akuaba doll- most likely from Ashanti people due to disc-like head. Possibly made for trade. Akuaba are wooden ritual fertility dolls women carried on their backs to help conceive a child.

Artwork Details

Medium

Carved wood

Acquisition

Notes

Collection of DePaul Art Museum, gift of James Strain

Made/Created

Notes

Creation Date: late 20th century

Ethnography

Notes

Africa Ghana Asante

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

SCULPTURE

Dimensions

Dimension Description

overall (including base)

Width

7 in

Depth

5-1/2 in

Length

19-1/4 in