File:Clevelandart 1975.158.jpg
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[edit]Female Figure
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Female Figure |
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Description |
An infertile woman would be advised by a priest to commission such a sculpture and care for it as if it were her baby. With the aim to induce fertility, or to ensure the birth of a healthy and beautiful daughter, the akua'ba figure is carried on the woman's back inside her wrapper. After a successful birth, the figure is placed in the priest's shrine as an offering, or it is given to the newborn as a toy. |
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Date |
1880 date QS:P571,+1880-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium | Wood, hair | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | Overall: 42.9 x 4.6 x 5.1 cm (16 7/8 x 1 13/16 x 2 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q657415 |
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Current location |
African Art |
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Accession number |
1975.158 |
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Place of creation | Guinea Coast, Ghana, possibly Fante, late 19th to early 20th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line | Gift of Katherine C. White | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1975.158 |
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