WA-001

Ghana

akua-ba: Fertility doll with a large disc-shaped face, atypical as in having a body with arms and legs carved, wearing sandals. Elaborate carving on rear of head - mouse over for rear view.

WA-002

Ewe, Togo

Femaile standing figure, braided hair composed of  six plaits, holding a gong in her right hand and wearing sandals. Scarification marks on breasts and shoulders. Adorned with beads around the neck, arms and waist, wearing a red loin-cloth. The figure is painted black and white.

Height: 34 cm

WA-003

Ashanti, Ghana

Maternity figure, painted black, breast-feeding a child on her lap and seated on a clan stool. Elaborate hairstyle in parallel rows of plaits, ringed neck, wearing sandals.

Height: 48 cm.

WA-004

Standing figure carrying a covered vessel carved with geometric patterns on her head. Elaborate crested hairstyle with plaits on the sides, ringed forearms, neck adornment, wearing a cloth around the waist.

WA-005

Ghana

akua-ba fertility doll with a trapezoid-shaped face, long ringed neck, arms hanging by the sides, long body and short legs.

WA-024

Squatting female figure carring  shallow vessel on her head.

WA-025

Bambara, Mali

Chi Wara antelope sculpture showing a sitting human figure.

WA-006

Ghana

Male fetish standing figure with sacrification marks on the cheeks, wearing a robe painted in black and red. See side view on mouse-over.

WA-007

Ghana

Male standing figure smoking a pipe. Decorative carving on face and abdomen.

WA-008

Yoruba, Nigeria

ibedji - Pair of twin figures, each with a crested hairstyle, linear sacrification marks on the cheeks and wearing a string of glass beads around the neck. Both figures wear coats made of cowries.

Height: 27 cm.

WA-009

Ghana

Female standing figure with a fully carved body, elaborate hairdo with two parallel plaits at the crest and further plaits at the sides. Ringed neck with small breasts.

WA-010, WA-011

WA-012

Akan, Ghana

A standing male figure painted black and white. Hair plaited in parallel rows, wearing a skirt and a chain around the neck. Mouse-over for rear view

Height: 31 cm.

WA-013

Ghana

Standing fetsih male figure painted black and red. Open mouth showing teeth, cowries inserted as eyes. Wearing a robe adorned with a cowrie shell.

WA-014 and WA-015

Ghana

Standing female fetish figure

Sitting male fetish figure

WA-016

Standing male figure wearing a hat. Inlaid eyes and teeth. Prominent genitals.

WA-017 and WA-018

Ghana

Standing female fetish figure with hair plaited in parallel rows. Eyes inlaid with cowrie shells,  a scarfication mark on each cheek, mouth open showing teeth.

Standing male fetish figure with hair combed back. A scarification mark on each cheek, eyes inlaid with cowrie shells, mouth open showing teeth. Wearing a shirt cut open revealing inside body.

WA-019 and WA-020

Asante, Ghana

akua-ba - Standing fertility doll, wood, light brown patina, with ringed neck and small breasts.

akua-ba - Standing fertility doll painted black, disc-shaped face, ringed neck and small breasts.

WA-021

Ghana

Standing female figure with hair braided in parallel plaits. Ringed neck and flat breasts. Short legs in proportion to body length.

WA-022

Asante, Ghana

akua-ba fertility doll, trapezoid face with scarification marks. Ringed neck and small breasts.

WA-023

Asante, Ghana

Female standing figure with plaits in ring-form, three scarification marks on each cheek. Small breasts with hands held in front

WA-026

Ashanti, Ghana

Brass ointment container foruwa in cylindric form with dome-shaped lid fastened by a hinge. Punched with geometric and animal motifs. This container has a second container incorporated at the bottom - to view this please mouse-over image.

Height: 19 cm. Diameter: 13 cm.

WA-027

Ashanti, Ghana

Rectangular brass ointment container - foruwa -  with a flat lid. Punched with various geometric and animal motifs.

Height: 13 cm

Width: 12 cm

WA-028

Ashanti, Ghana

Cylindrical brass ointment container with domed lid. Punched with various geometrical and animal (adinkra symbols) motifs.

Height: 18 cm

Diameter: 11 cm

WA-029

Ashanti, Ghana

Small brass ointment container - foruwa -  with lid. Lid decorated with various symbols and body punched with various geometrical designs.

Height: 10 cm

Diameter: 11 cm

WA-030

Ashanti, Ghana

Cylindrical brass ointment container with domed lid. Punched with various motifs. Double-bottomed - a smaller second container is concealed at the bottom - mouse over image for more detail.

Height: 14 cm, diameter: 10 cm.

WA-031

Ashanti, Ghana

Small brass ointment container with flat lid. Decorated all round by punched motifs.

Height: 6 cm

Diameter: 9 cm