Null Akuaba-type FERTILITY DOLL, half-closed eyes, wood.
Ashanti style, Ghana.
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Akuaba-type FERTILITY DOLL, half-closed eyes, wood. Ashanti style, Ghana. Height: 30 cm ADDED: Carved wooden BOOK HOLDER with two X-shaped panels. North Africa, 20th century. Height 20 cm; Width 36 cm

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Akuaba-type FERTILITY DOLL, half-closed eyes, wood. Ashanti style, Ghana. Height: 30 cm ADDED: Carved wooden BOOK HOLDER with two X-shaped panels. North Africa, 20th century. Height 20 cm; Width 36 cm

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