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Beautiful Ashanti Akwaba fertility doll, emblematic of the Ashanti culture, a people from Ghana in West Africa. This doll, often depicted with stylized features and a prominent abdomen, symbolizes fertility, maternity and the protection of the unborn child. The Akwaba doll is a symbol of fertility offered to women to wish them maternal happiness. Round head, engraved with geometric motifs on the back, ringed neck, arms spread out on a cylindrical trunk adorned with a necklace of pearls at the base of the neck and at the bottom of the body! Very attractive piece with a beautiful black patina.
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