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  • Handmade African Fabric Doll

    Handmade African Fabric Doll

    $89.00

    Handmade African Fabric Doll

    – Handcrafted in Ghana using African wax fabric also known as Ankara.

    Soft filled and perfect for little ones.

    This mama has a little baby on her back.

  • Handmade African Fabric Doll

    Handmade African Fabric Doll

    $89.00

    Handmade African Fabric Doll

    – Handcrafted in Ghana using African wax fabric also known as Ankara.

    Soft filled and perfect for little ones.

  • Black sculpture with tribal features

    Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll

    $895.00

    Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll

    According to Ashanti tradition, the first Akua’ba doll was created for a woman named Akua, who longed for a child and sought guidance from a local priest. Carrying and caring for the carved figure was believed to bless her with fertility — and the legend continues today. This beautifully carved example is embellished with glass beads, adding colour and detail to its iconic form.

    Dimensions: H 74.5cm × W 24cm × D 9.5cm

  • Ashanti Akua'ba Fertility Doll

    Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll

    $895.00

    Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll

    According to Ashanti tradition, the first Akua’ba doll was created for a woman named Akua, who longed for a child and sought guidance from a local priest. Carrying and caring for the carved figure was believed to bless her with fertility — and the legend continues today. This beautifully carved example is embellished with glass beads, adding colour and detail to its iconic form.


    Dimensions: H 74.5cm × W 24cm × D 9.5cm

  • Ashanti Akua'ba Fertility Doll

    Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll

    $765.00

    Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll

    According to Ashanti tradition, the first Akua’ba was carved for a woman named Akua, who longed for a child and turned to a local priest for guidance. By nurturing the wooden figure as though it were a baby, she was believed to invite fertility into her life.
    This beautifully carved example includes traditional glass bead adornments at the neck and waist.


    Dimensions: H 45.5cm × W 17cm × D 9cm

  • Artistic sculpture with intricate details

    Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll

    $765.00

    Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll

    According to Ashanti tradition, the first Akua’ba was created for a woman named Akua, who longed for a child and turned to a local priest for guidance. By nurturing the carved figure as though it were a living infant, she was believed to invite both fertility and blessing into her life.
    This beautifully carved example includes glass bead adornments, adding detail to its refined, symbolic form.


    Dimensions: H 47.5cm × W 18cm × D 8cm

  • Ashanti Akua'ba Fertility Doll

    Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll

    $69.00

    Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll

    – Stunning statue steeped in tradition

    invoking fertility and good fortune.

    Dimensions 24 cm Height and 11 cm Wide

  • Ashanti Akua'ba Fertility Doll

    Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll

    $99.00

    Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll

    – Stunning statue steeped in tradition

    invoking fertility and good fortune.

    Dimensions 34 cm Height and 13 cm Wide

  • Statue of a figure on animal

    Ashanti African Maternity Figure

    $2,495.00

    Ashanti African Maternity Figure

    A large, finely carved Ashanti maternity figure from Ghana, adorned with genuine African glass beads and a brass pendant.
    Dimensions: H 66cm × W 20cm × D 24cm

    Maternity figures hold special importance in Ashanti culture, where lineage is traced through the mother’s line. Carved to honour fertility, protection, and the strength of womanhood, these sculptures were often kept in family compounds or shrines as symbols of continuity and blessing.

    This piece reflects classic Ashanti craftsmanship — elegant proportions, a composed seated posture, and facial features associated with beauty and dignity. The added beads and brass accents signal status and spiritual significance, while the figure’s scale lends it a strong sculptural presence in any modern interior.

  • wooden sculpture of seated figures.

    Ashanti African Maternity Figure

    $2,495.00

    Ashanti African Maternity Figure

    A finely carved large Ashanti maternity figure from Ghana, depicting a mother seated on a traditional backless Asesedwa stool — a symbol of dignity and authority in Akan culture. An infant sits on her lap as she offers the breast, a classic motif representing fertility, nurture, and the continuity of the matrilineal Ashanti lineage.

    Carved in the elegant Bonsu style, she features a broad, sensuous face, refined coiffed hair, and the graceful neck rings commonly associated with beauty and prosperity. She is adorned with genuine African glass beads, and an applied white encrusted patina gives the surface a soft, aged character.

    68 cm Height, 20 cm Width and 29 cm Depth

  • Sculpture of a seated figure

    Ashanti African Maternity Figure

    $2,495.00

    Ashanti African Maternity Figure

    A large, finely carved Ashanti maternity figure from Ghana, adorned with genuine African glass beads. Maternity figures hold deep significance in Ashanti and wider Akan culture, symbolising fertility, protection, and the strength of the matrilineal line. The elegant proportions, serene expression, and detailed coiffure reflect classic Ashanti craftsmanship, where idealised beauty and spiritual symbolism are carved into a single form. Such figures were often kept in family shrines or important households as representations of maternal blessing, continuity, and ancestral guardianship.

    Dimensions: H 63cm × W 16cm × D 20cm

  • Decorative wooden sculpture with patterns.

    Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll

    $765.00

    Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll

    A beautifully carved Ashanti Akua’ba figure, traditionally carried by Akan women to invoke fertility, protection, and good fortune. Known for its distinctive disc-shaped head and graceful proportions, the Akua’ba is one of West Africa’s most iconic sculptural forms, symbolising beauty, prosperity, and maternal blessing.

    Dimensions: H 61cm × W 20cm

  • Decorative sculpture with sun motif

    Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll

    $765.00

    A striking Ashanti Akua’ba figure, long used in Akan culture as a symbol of fertility, protection, and good fortune. Distinguished by its iconic disc-shaped head — representing the Akan ideal of beauty — and its ringed neck symbolising prosperity, this form was traditionally carried by women seeking blessings for conception and healthy childbirth.

    Dimensions: H 56cm × W 25cm

  • Ndebele Linga Koba doll

    Ndebele Linga Koba doll

    $275.00

    Ndebele Linga Koba doll

    – From the Ndebele tribe of South Africa.

    A symbol of courtship, marriage, and fertility in the culture.

    Finished using tiny beads.

    77 cm Height

  • Ndebele Linga Koba doll

    Ndebele Linga Koba doll

    $220.00

    Ndebele Linga Koba doll

    – From the Ndebele tribe of South Africa.

    A symbol of courtship, marriage, and fertility in the culture.

    Finished using tiny beads.

    Dimensions

    47 cm Height

     

  • Ndebele Linga Koba doll

    Ndebele Linga Koba doll

    $275.00

    Ndebele Linga Koba doll

    – From the Ndebele tribe of South Africa.

    A symbol of courtship, marriage, and fertility in the culture.

    Finished using tiny beads.

    Dimensions

    77 cm Height

  • Ndebele Linga Koba doll

    Ndebele Linga Koba doll

    $325.00

    Ndebele Linga Koba doll

    – From the Ndebele tribe of South Africa.

    A symbol of courtship, marriage, and fertility in the culture.

    Finished using tiny beads.

    Dimensions

    70 cm Height

    18 cm Width

  • Abstract sculpture with human features

    Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll

    $765.00

    Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll

    Rooted in Ashanti tradition, the Akua’ba doll was carried by Akan women as a symbol of fertility, protection, and blessing. The legend tells of a woman named Akua who, following a diviner’s guidance, nurtured a carved figure to invite conception and good fortune.

    This piece features a traditional loincloth and genuine African glass beads, with the classic disc-shaped head symbolising Akan beauty ideals and the ringed neck representing prosperity.

    Dimensions: H 47.5cm × W 18cm × D 9cm