Corked wooden doll or "akuamma" stylized body with long rasp-shaped head

Made:
1871-1915 in Gold Coast
Corked wooden doll or akuamma' stylized body with long

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Corked wooden doll or akuamma' stylized body with long
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Corked wooden doll or "akuamma" stylized body with long rasp-shaped head, typical fanti style, Fanti, Gold Coast, 1871-1915

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A52422
Materials:
wood
type:
doll
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)