 'Akuaba Dolls Playing the Talking Drum' (Ghana)
$392.95
Three Akuaba dolls stand as emblems of Ashanti beliefs and traditions. According to legend, a woman named Akua (because she was born on a Wednesday) had been unable to conceive. An elder told her to make a doll and care for it as she would a child. S more...
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 'Favela Girl and Her Little Doll, Marissa' (2005) (Brazil)
$1,022.95
Alone with her doll, she sits outside her favela home. Ezequias depicts a young Brazilian girl with her toy, named "Little Marissa." Houses stretch toward the blue mountains beneath an azure sky, yet the child dominates this sensitive portrait. She i more...
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 'Fertility Dolls' (Ghana)
$109.95
Like a crowd of women, fertility dolls gather in a vibrant composition. The Akuaba doll is a traditional figure among the Ashanti people of Ghana, often believed to make a woman fertile. Once the baby is born, the doll becomes the child's toy. Parent more...
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 'Shapes of Dolls' (Ghana)
$522.95
Bright Dankyi Mensah honors millenary traditions with a painting rich in symbolic meaning. Painting with acrylics, he creates a patchwork background revealing Akuaba fertility dolls. According to Ashanti customs, the doll can be given as a wedding gi more...
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 Batik wall hanging, 'Fertility Doll' (Ghana)
$69.95
"The fertility doll is believed to possess the powers of the goddess of children," says K. Baka as he introduces this batik all hanging. Tradition dictates that a woman who cannot conceive should sleep with this doll by her side, and eventually she w more...
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 Batik wall hanging, 'Fertility Doll' (Ghana)
$69.95
"The fertility doll is believed to possess the powers of the goddess of children," says K. Baka as he introduces this batik all hanging. Tradition dictates that a woman who cannot conceive should sleep with this doll by her side, and eventually she w more...
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 Carved wood display doll, 'Under the Black Moon' (Indonesia)
$62.95
Her face shows a mysterious lunar eclipse, enveloping the lovely woman in enigma. Carefully sculpted of crocodile wood and painted by hand, this doll represents a Balinese beauty. Gusti Ngurah Semarajaya creates an image that reflects the wealth of a more...
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 Carved wood display doll, 'Under the Black Moon' (Indonesia)
$62.95
Her face shows a mysterious lunar eclipse, enveloping the lovely woman in enigma. Carefully sculpted of crocodile wood and painted by hand, this doll represents a Balinese beauty. Gusti Ngurah Semarajaya creates an image that reflects the wealth of a more...
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 Ceramic sculpture, 'Ashanti Fertility Doll' (Ghana)
$54.95
The customs and beliefs of the Ashanti people inspire Azariah Norteye to create this version of the famed Akwaaba fertility doll. He sculpts her image of ceramic, adorning her voluptuous body with necklaces and earrings. Symbolizing beauty and wisdom more...
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 Cotton and ceramic display dolls, 'Northern Charm' (pair) (Thailand)
$37.95
Young and beautiful, a couple in ethnic dress represents the charm of Northern Thailand. The handsome man boasts red pants favored by the hill tribes, while his jacket is sewn from central Thai textiles. He wraps his head in the style of Myanmar. Shy more...
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 Cotton and porcelain display doll, 'Hmong Tribe Girl' (Thailand)
$32.95
Representing a young girl of the Hmong culture, Suwit Suthamtha creates an enchanting doll, imbued with the rich diversity of Thai artistry. This handmade piece reflects the traditions of the hill tribes of Thailand, as colorful clothing transmits ce more...
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 Display doll, 'Princely Frog' (Indonesia)
$62.95
With bright yellow eyes and an engaging grin, a cheerful Balinese frog can take many poses. Gusti Ngurah Semarajaya sculpts the head, hands and feet of crocodile wood, adding intricate details with colorful acrylic paints. Original and whimsical, the more...
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 Pinewood and cotton display doll, 'San Cristobal Totonicapan' (Guatemala)
$82.95
By Iliana Hernandez, this delightful display doll is clad in the traditional attire of San Cristibal Totonicapin. She wears the white huipil blouse, long yellow skirt and colorful tocoyal headdress of her town; her earrings are one-centavo coins. The more...
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 Pinewood and cotton display doll, 'San Juan Sacatepequez' (Guatemala)
$82.95
By Iliana Hernandez, this delightful display doll is clad in the traditional attire of San Juan Sacatepiquez. The elaborate embroidery and handwoven patterns are painted by hand to faithfully represent Guatemala's textile tradition. This doll wears o more...
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 Pinewood and cotton display doll, 'Solola Lady' (Guatemala)
$87.95
By Iliana Hernandez, this delightful display doll is clad in the traditional attire of Sololi. She wears the red huipil blouse and long blue skirt of her town with one-centavo coins as earrings. The elaborate embroidery and handwoven patterns are pai more...
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 Pinewood and cotton display doll, 'Todos Santos Cuchumatan' (Guatemala)
$79.95
By Iliana Hernandez, this delightful display doll is clad in the traditional attire of Todos Santos Cuchumatin. The elaborate embroidery and handwoven patterns are painted by hand to faithfully represent Guatemala's textile tradition. This doll wears more...
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 Wood display doll, 'Cat Who Loves Nature' (Indonesia)
$64.99
Deep green eyes gaze far away as a cat communes with nature. Delicately painted by hand, flowers and butterflies adorn his face and a beautiful young woman is observed by a feral kitten. Gusti Ngurah Semarajaya explores the feline psyche in a beautif more...
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 Wood display doll, 'Giraffe Remembers' (Indonesia)
$69.95
Memories of the savannah appear on his face as a giraffe's thoughts are far away. The whimsical doll is dressed in handloomed ikat cloth. The word means "to knot" in the Malaysian language, and the threads are tie-dyed before weaving. Gusti Ngurah Se more...
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 Wood display doll, 'In the Garden' (Indonesia)
$64.95
Her face shows a garden where a hummingbird hovers. Carefully sculpted of crocodile wood and painted by hand, this doll represents a Balinese beauty. Gusti Ngurah Semarajaya creates an image that reflects the wealth of art and culture in Bali. The go more...
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 Wood display doll, 'In the Garden' (Indonesia)
$64.95
Her face shows a garden where a hummingbird hovers. Carefully sculpted of crocodile wood and painted by hand, this doll represents a Balinese beauty. Gusti Ngurah Semarajaya creates an image that reflects the wealth of art and culture in Bali. The go more...
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 Wood display doll, 'Legend' (Indonesia)
$59.95
This beautiful doll bears a story on her lovely face. Gusti Ngurah Semarajaya paints a scene from the Calonarang, which tells the story of Rangda, mother of Erlangga who ruled Bali in the 10th century. Condemned for practicing black magic, she summon more...
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 Wood display doll, 'Mystery Man' (Indonesia)
$62.95
Delicately painted in radiant color, this doll by Gusti Ngurah Semarajaya showcases the artisan's unique style. He carves the elegant head, hands and feet from crocodile wood and dresses the figure in handloomed ikat cloth. The word means "to knot" i more...
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 Wood display doll, 'Serene Man' (Indonesia)
$49.95
Smooth crocodile wood carved by hand forms a delightful doll by Gusti Ngurah Semarajaya. The figure shows a serene countenance and elongated, artistic hands and feet. Dressed in handloomed ikat cloth, it is an exquisite example of Balinese art. "Ikat more...
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 Wood display doll, 'Serene Woman' (Indonesia)
$54.95
Her face exudes enviable serenity while her eyes express wisdom. Her cotton dress features the legendary ikat weave of Indonesia. Gusti Ngurah Semarajaya carves her image from crocodile wood, creating a decorative doll that lures with vivid realism. more...
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 Wood display doll, 'Storyteller Hippo' (Indonesia)
$59.95
Gusti Ngurah Semarajaya creates a mythical hippo that tells stories filled with fantasy and color. This entertaining hippo is carved of crocodile wood and dressed in cotton ikat robe. more...
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 Wood display doll, 'Sun Tears' (Indonesia)
$57.95
Sunbeams flow down the cheeks of an enigmatic personage by Gusti Ngurah Semarajaya. Working in warm sono wood, he sculpts the elegant head, hands and feet and dresses the doll in handloomed ikat cloth. The word means "to knot" in the Malaysian langua more...
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 Wood display doll, 'The Mystic Hermit' (Indonesia)
$59.95
This Balinese hermit leads a life of asceticism and lives in a cave away from the hustle and bustle of civilization. On his head is the tattoo of the dragon that got into his cave, as legend would tell. Gusti Ngurah Semarajaya carves the mythic chara more...
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 Wood fertility doll, 'A Special Woman' (Ghana)
$35.49
Sculpted from sese wood and adorned with intricate tribal motifs, this lovely doll is named Medimu. In Ghana's Akan language, the word means "I am special." Daniel Nyadedzor presents an image given to a woman by her husband or parents during festival more...
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 Wood fertility doll, 'Akuaba' (Ghana)
$49.95
Victor Yao Delanyo crafts an ornate representation of Akuaba, the fertility doll of the Akan people. According to legend, there once was a woman who couldn't conceive, so the village priest told her to craft a doll, dress it and look after it as she more...
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 Wood fertility doll, 'Ashanti Girl' (Ghana)
$62.95
Standing with open arms, this doll symbolizes fertility according to the Ashanti people of Ghana. Her face is beautiful and expressive, and she serves as a proud emblem of tradition. Winfred Korley carves this image by hand, dressing her in beads. more...
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 Wood fertility doll, 'Ashanti Mother' (Ghana)
$59.95
The Ashanti women of Ghana regard this doll as a fertility talisman. They take her along with them everywhere, for the doll is believed to foster conception, preferably a daughter. Winfred Korley celebrates West African beliefs and customs with a han more...
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 Wood fertility doll, 'Baule Mother' (Ghana)
$54.99
The Baule women of Ghana regard this doll as a fertility talisman. They take her along with them everywhere, for the doll is believed to foster conception. Winfred Korley celebrates West African beliefs and customs with a hand carved sese wood doll d more...
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 Wood fertility doll, 'Beauty' (Ghana)
$49.95
Carved with sublime delicacy, this sese wood doll is the personification of ahonfe, the Akan term for "beauty." Abdul Karim Star details her facial features with care; her poise is admirable. Star embellishes the doll with brass plates carefully embo more...
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 Wood fertility doll, 'Beloved Child' (Ghana)
$57.95
Her bearing is regal, and intricate textures adorn the long dress that covers her slender body. Working in sese wood with brass details, Daniel Nyadedzor sculpts a lovely fertility doll he names Medo Ba Akuaba, "Beloved Fertility Doll" in the Akan la more...
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 Wood fertility doll, 'Brave Fuase Mothers' (Ghana)
$69.95
"Legend tells how a fertility doll was stolen from a shrine in Fuase and taken to a distant land. The children of Fuase were dying and the people consulted a fetish priest who explained the gods were angry about the theft. The women undertook the jou more...
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 Wood fertility doll, 'Child Arriving' (Ghana)
$47.95
Alive with tradition, this Akan fertility doll is elegantly attired. She fashions a bird insignia on her headdress. Frank Obiri-Ntow honors tradition with an exceptional sese wood carving featuring copper and brass details. more...
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 Wood fertility doll, 'Comforter' (Ghana)
$39.99
Beautifully feminine, an akuaba fertility doll symbolizes the force of tradition. In Ghana, such figures are believed to assist a woman who wants to conceive a baby. Nana Frimpong carves the lovely doll that also represents beauty and wisdom. more...
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 Wood fertility doll, 'Compassion' (Ghana)
$57.99
Beautifully feminine, an akuaba (fertility doll) wears a necklace of colorful beads. In Ghana, such figures are believed to assist a woman who wants to conceive a baby. Nana Frimpong carves the beautiful doll he names Ayemye i compassion in the langu more...
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 Wood fertility doll, 'Ewe Promise' (Ghana)
$69.95
Kwame Frimpong replicates the art of the Ewe people from Ghana as he sculpts this doll from sese wood. Holding a protective hand over her belly, this fertility doll is usually put under a couple's mattress to ensure conception. more...
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 Wood fertility doll, 'Faith' (Ghana)
$54.95
Beautiful and ethereal as her name, Iman (meaning 'Faith') is a sculpted doll dressed in Hausa artistry. Kwame Frimpong celebrates the art of this north Ghanaian culture with a delicately carved sese wood sculpture. more...
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 Wood fertility doll, 'Flowers and Hearts' (Ghana)
$109.95
Legendary traditions inspire Robert Nortey's carved art as he presents this sese wood fertility doll. Nortey stylizes the doll with Kotobraba artistry featuring an elongated body with arms wide open. The face features flowers and hearts. The women of more...
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 Wood fertility doll, 'Future Child' (Ghana)
$227.95
Short limbs and a large head establish this child as a toddler. Elegant handloomed kente cloth and beads clothe the figure, carved by Salihu Ibrahim. It represents a kirdi doll, traditionally kept by women of the Dawayo tribe in Cameroon. Serving as more...
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 Wood fertility doll, 'Helper' (Ghana)
$49.95
Abstract line is gracefully feminine, the elongated contours sculpted from sese wood. Brass and copper repoussi embellish the smooth body, while colorful beads are set into the wood. Juliana Akandas designs a beautiful fertility doll. Believed to ass more...
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 Wood fertility doll, 'Helper' (Ghana)
$49.95
Abstract line is gracefully feminine, the elongated contours sculpted from sese wood. Brass and copper repoussi embellish the smooth body, while colorful beads are set into the wood. Juliana Akandas designs a beautiful fertility doll. Believed to ass more...
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 Wood fertility doll, 'Juju Fetish' (Ghana)
$84.95
Abdul Karim Star preserves tradition with his carved masterpieces; this juju ("fetish") doll represents fertility. Stylized with Akan artistry, the sese wood doll features a round, flattened face with embossed brass incrustations. Under her outstretc more...
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 Wood fertility doll, 'Kirdi with Padlock' (Ghana)
$229.95
Accessorized with colorful beads and a padlock down her midriff, this doll is regarded as a powerful fertility fetish. Salihu Ibrahim carves the doll by hand of sese wood, detailing Dawayo stylizations as found in an ancient tribal palace. Known as K more...
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 Wood fertility doll, 'My Beloved' (Ghana)
$57.95
Gleaming brass adorns her face while a long dress covers her childish body. Working in African sese wood, Daniel Nyadedzor sculpts an exquisite image he names Medo Ba Akuaba, "Beloved Fertility Doll" in the Akan language. Tradition dictates that a wo more...
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 Wood fertility doll, 'My Twins' (Ghana)
$42.95
Tall and slender, the abstract image of a woman is surrounded by children who tug at her skirt and clamor for her attention. Juliana Akandas carves a beautiful fertility doll with an antique finish. She names this design Ntaafoa, which means "Twins." more...
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 Wood fertility doll, 'Precious Child' (Ghana)
$49.99
Colorful beads cover her face and her eyes take the shape of cowry shells, used as currency. By Rita Addo Zakour, this sculpture depicts an Ashanti fertility doll. In West African society, women place great importance on childbearing and a married wo more...
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 Wood fertility doll, 'Teenager' (Ghana)
$37.95
With budding breasts and gently curving hips, this young lady is poised on the threshold of adulthood. Daniel Nyadedzor sculpts a beautiful fertility doll, gifted by Ghanaian parents to daughters at puberty. Tradition dictates that a woman who cannot more...
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 Wood fertility doll, 'Twin Children' (Ghana)
$79.95
Tall and graceful, this woman embraces her beautiful twin girls. Winfred Korley carves a fertility doll with beaded jewelry and a kente cloth breech clout. Among the Akan people, such dolls are presented to women who have given birth to twins, highly more...
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 Wood fertility doll, 'Two in One' (Ghana)
$49.95
Looking downward with thoughtful eyes, a smooth face with wide forehead stands on a long, graceful neck. Perched above, a doll-like woman extends her arms. Abdul Karim Star sculpts a fertility doll from sese wood, burnished to a sheen with mansion po more...
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 Wood fertility dolls, 'Queen Mother' (pair) (Ghana)
$79.95
Asantewaa, the name of this pair of dolls, was a brave queen mother of the Ashanti people of Ghana. She was renowned for her ability to lead men into war, and since that time, many women who bear this name manifest a representative level of valor and more...
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 Wood fertility dolls, 'Twins' (pair) (Ghana)
$39.95
Subtle color distinguishes these beautiful fertility dolls. Nana Frimpong depicts a pair of twins. In Ghana, such figures are believed to assist a woman who wants to conceive a baby. Frimpong names the pair Panin (elder twin) and Kakra (younger twin) more...
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 Wood sculpture, 'Akan Woman Fertility Doll' (Ghana)
$79.95
With large abdomen and full breasts, this carving by Kwame Frimpong lauds the expectant mother. The artisan captures her proud stance and voluptuous beauty in sese wood. A band of color adorns the woman's head while multiple necklaces encircle her sl more...
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 Wood sculpture, 'Fanti Fertility Doll' (Ghana)
$69.95
The Fanti women of Ghana regard this doll of ornate headdress as a fertility talisman. They place her on shrines or take her along with them everywhere, for the doll is believed to foster conception, preferably a daughter. Kwame Frimpong celebrates F more...
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 Wood walking stick, 'Fertility Doll' (Ghana)
$79.95
A beautiful girl with a nubile body and a child-size head tops this walking stick. The figure represents a West African fertility doll. Childless women hold great faith in their powers and often carry a doll with them until they become pregnant. Skil more...
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