WOODEN AKUA'BA DOLL

拍品描述

Ca. 19th - 20th century AD. >A wooden Akua'ba doll carved in the characteristic Akuaba form, the figure features a large circular head above a slender cylindrical body with short horizontal arms. The face is rendered with softly defined almond-shaped eyes, a small mouth, and delicate linear scarification marks on the cheeks. The neck is articulated with stacked ring-like carvings leading to a simplified torso with indicated breasts and a small navel. A small pendant ornament hangs from one side of the head, adding a subtle decorative element. > >Size: 250mm x 90mm; Weight: 125g >Provenance: Prince Collection, 1990s-2014; ex Zemanek-Mu_nster, 69 Tribal Art, Lot 313; ex Private German Cologne collection. > >

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