Fanti wooden figurine

Museum number:
5-13058
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013058
Accession number:
Acc.3194
Description:
Fertility doll; carved wood; on modern wood platform; on back of upper part of figure and incised triangular designs; split front and back; height of figure only 34.5 cm
Donor:
Jay T. Last
Collection place:
Ghana
Verbatim coll. place:
Ghana; Fanti
Culture or time period:
Fanti
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Figurines
Function:
5.2 Magic: Objects Associated with Practices reflecting confidence in the ability to manipulate supernatural agencies
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Fanti wooden figurine, accession number 5-13058, described as Fertility doll; carved wood; on modern wood platform; on back of upper part of figure and incised triangular designs; split front and back; height of figure only 34.5 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Fanti wooden figurine, accession number 5-13058, described as Fertility doll; carved wood; on modern wood platform; on back of upper part of figure and incised triangular designs; split front and back; height of figure only 34.5 cm

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