Fante, Fertility Doll, Ghana, ex-Collection Jens Jahn

A group of 2 Fante wooden dolls. c.20th century. ++ Fante style carved wooden akuaba doll. Ghana. ++ Fante fertility doll, Ghana. Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

Ashanti Fertility Doll, Ghana, ca. 1960 or earlier. Beads on neck and waist. Dimensions: 13-1/2" H (w/o stand); Weight: 1 lb. Provenance: Ex. Flores collection, NY. Please note this lot has a reserve.

Large AkuAba Fertility Doll, Ashanti Style, Ghana. Copy. Size 19 3/8 inches high. Ex. Scott & Stuart Gentling Collection, acquired prior to 1980.

light brown wood, of characteristic form, facial features and scarification marks in pokerwork design, collection number "H1585" on the backside, min. dam., crack, base

A classic carved wooden fertility doll or idol with enlarged flat head and simplistic form, well handled and weathered surface suggesting field use and wear. Ashanti peoples, Ghana, Africa. The sculpt

A group of six wooden Fante Akuaba dolls associated with fertility. 20th century. Fante. Ghana._x000D_ Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

A group of six wooden Fante Akuaba dolls associated with fertility. 20th century. Fante. Ghana._x000D_ Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

A group of six wooden Fante Akuaba dolls associated with fertility. 20th century. Fante. Ghana._x000D_ Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

A group of six wooden Fante Akuaba dolls associated with fertility. 20th century. Fante. Ghana._x000D_ Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson.

A carved wooden fertility idol, consecrated by priests and carried by women who hope to conceive a child. The flat, disklike head is a strongly exaggerated convention of the Akan ideal of beauty: a hi

A pair of Fante fertility dolls, Aku'abaGhanaCarved wood and beads, the first with a flat elongated head, small abstracted face, cylindrical body and stem legs, wearing a bead necklace and earrings, r

wood, silver wire, pyro-engraved, surface treated with wax, base H: 31,5 cm, H: 12,4 inch Provenance: "Tropen Museum", Amsterdam, The Netherlands Louis Pieter Cornelis van Rijn, Amsterdam, The Netherl

Ca. early to mid 20thC. Very good with the only issue of note being the partially missing foot, with age-cracks, age-appropriate wear throughout. Fante "doll", Akua'mma; tall flat rectangular head/coi

An Ashanti akuaba Fertility Doll Ghana, 20th century Provenance: Property from the Collection of Bernard and Elsa Wolf, Houston, TX Height: 13 inches HID03101062020 © 2020 Heritage Auctions | All

wood, dark brown patina, strings of glass beads, drilled holes on the stomach, min. dam., cracks, slight traces of abrasion H: 14 cm, H: 5,5 inch Provenance: Fred & Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany Publishe

wood, middle brown patina, pokerwork, of typical form with bipartite coiffure, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion H: 11,5 cm, H: 4,5 inch Provenance: Fred & Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany Published in:

African Namji-Dowayo Fertility Doll, Cameroon. Carved wood, beads, metal charms, plant fiber. Size: 25'' x 8'' x 2'' (64 x 20 x 5 cm). Provenance: Ex Collection Prof. Gene R. Shreve, South Yarmouth, M

Three African Asante Akuaba Fertility Dolls, Ghana. Carved wood and bead decorated. Provenance: The Miles and Shirley Fiterman Collection, Minneapolis, MN. Sizes: 1) 12'' x 5'' x 1'' (30 x 13 x 3 cm);

This is a very fine old carved wooden "Mwana Hiti" or Fertility doll from Tanzania, Africa. Mwana hiti, meaning  child of wood is used in initiation ceremonies of the Kwere, Zaramo, Luguru, and Gogo

This lot contains three large hand carved wooden Combs from the Ashanti peoples, each with stylized Akua'ba or fertility doll as the top finial handle. The largest comb measures 21 x 6.5 x 2 inches. T

wood, base H: 24 cm, H: 9,4 inch Provenance: German Private Collection

This is a very fine old carved wooden "Mwana Hiti" or Fertility doll from Tanzania, Africa. (mwana hiti, meaning a “child of wood") is used in initiation ceremonies of the Kwere, Zaramo, Luguru, and

A Tall carved wooden male effigy with attached arms and hands carved in an outreaching pose, incised scars, painted coiffure and white kaolin clay pigmented surface. Fante peoples, Ghana, Africa. The

A Tall carved wooden male effigy with attached arms and hands carved in an outreaching pose, incised scars, painted coiffure and white kaolin clay pigmented surface. Fante peoples, Ghana, Africa. The