This figure represents a female with her hands in the air. It is made in West-Africa and consists of brass. Provenance: Private collection. F.d.G in NL / Tribal Art Treasures
This fine hand carved figure, also known as Bateba Phuwe usually have no specific defining posture and are often figures with arms straight down and the figures are looking straight ahead and often ha…
Akan goldweight figures were used as a measuring system by the Akan people of Africa. The gold weights were used to weigh gold dust which was used as currency before money and coins were invented.&nbs…
Akuaba dolls are wooden carved fertility dolls and are a general symbol of good luck and health. They are known the best from the Ashanti people from Ghana. Traditionally a woman would wear the Akuaba…
Wooden carved combs were worn by the Akan people from West-Africa. The combs could be given as a gift and were also presented at marriages. A woman could own one or more combs depending on her wealth,…
This wooden figure of a man sitting on a animal is made in Ghana by the Ashanti/Asante tribe. The figure has a broken right ear and is in a good condition. Provenance: Private collection. F.d.G in NL…