Ashanti Fertility Dolls

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  1. Brian Warshaw

    Brian Warshaw Well-Known Member

    These were lying around on a chest of draws in my only relatively close-by charity shop, and although they had obviously been mutilated, decided I wanted them. I’ve never seen or handled any of these dolls before, and the price wouldn’t break the bank.

    They are a simple design, so were they made for poor Ghanaian maidens? Are they made for the tourist trade? Forgeries made at the back of the charity shop, or just a typical traditional design?

    Why would the arms have been mutilated? What do members think?

    Height: 28.5cm 30cm
    Head length 15cm 15cm
    Head width 11cm 11cm

    Thank you.

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    Brian Warshaw, Mar 6, 2024
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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    I would say ..broke off rather than mutilated......possibly by rough play by children...

    they appear to be vintage tourist items...
     
    komokwa, Mar 6, 2024
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