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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9601435, member: 8267"]A few things about your akua'ba doll are atypical/non-traditional, which may indicate it is a recent version made for sale. Here is an example of a more traditional form -</p><p>[ATTACH=full]465760[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.hamillgallery.com/ASANTE/AsanteAkuabas/AsanteAkuaba21.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.hamillgallery.com/ASANTE/AsanteAkuabas/AsanteAkuaba21.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.hamillgallery.com/ASANTE/AsanteAkuabas/AsanteAkuaba21.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Because the dolls are carried tucked at the back of a woman's sash, they usually do not have integral stands that allow them to be free standing objects, and separate legs are usually not depicted. Although they are believed to help a woman conceive, they are generally not depicted as already pregnant. They also have at least vestigial breasts, which I cannot see on your figure (although maybe it is just the lighting). </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is an example at the Met with a more naturalistic body, which is also described as atypical - </p><p>"Full-bodied figures such as this are believed to be a recent twentieth-century innovation within the akua'ba sculptural tradition."</p><p><a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/312279" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/312279" rel="nofollow">https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/312279</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And a bit on akua'ba dolls from Antiques Road Show -</p><p><a href="https://www.pbs.org/video/antiques-roadshow-appraisal-ashanti-akuaba-dolls-ca-1960/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pbs.org/video/antiques-roadshow-appraisal-ashanti-akuaba-dolls-ca-1960/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pbs.org/video/antiques-roadshow-appraisal-ashanti-akuaba-dolls-ca-1960/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 9601435, member: 8267"]A few things about your akua'ba doll are atypical/non-traditional, which may indicate it is a recent version made for sale. Here is an example of a more traditional form - [ATTACH=full]465760[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.hamillgallery.com/ASANTE/AsanteAkuabas/AsanteAkuaba21.html[/URL] Because the dolls are carried tucked at the back of a woman's sash, they usually do not have integral stands that allow them to be free standing objects, and separate legs are usually not depicted. Although they are believed to help a woman conceive, they are generally not depicted as already pregnant. They also have at least vestigial breasts, which I cannot see on your figure (although maybe it is just the lighting). Here is an example at the Met with a more naturalistic body, which is also described as atypical - "Full-bodied figures such as this are believed to be a recent twentieth-century innovation within the akua'ba sculptural tradition." [URL]https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/312279[/URL] And a bit on akua'ba dolls from Antiques Road Show - [URL]https://www.pbs.org/video/antiques-roadshow-appraisal-ashanti-akuaba-dolls-ca-1960/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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