Carved wooden doll or "Akua mma"

Made:
1880-1930 in Africa
maker:
Ashanti people
Carved wooden doll or Akua mma'

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Carved wooden doll or Akua mma'
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Carved wooden doll or "Akua mma", in stylized form representing the Ashanti idol of beauty, carried by Women to prevent deformity in their children, Ashanti, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A158513
Materials:
wood
type:
doll
credit:
Glendining