Female figure (akua ba)
Female figure (akua ba)
Female figure (akua ba)
Female figure (akua ba)

Currently not on view

Female figure (akua ba),

early 20th century

Asante artist
y1994-85

Information

Title
Female figure (akua ba)
Dates

early 20th century

Maker
Asante artist
Medium
Wood, paint, glass beads, and cotton
Dimensions
h. 41.0 cm., w. 13.8 cm., d. 6.4 cm. (16 1/8 x 5 7/16 x 2 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of H. Kelley Rollings, Class of 1948, and Mrs. Rollings
Object Number
y1994-85
Place Made

Africa, Ghana

Culture
African, Asante
Type
statues, dolls, sculpture
Materials
glass, paint, wood, beads, cotton (fiber)
Techniques
carving
Subject
fertility, women

Mr. and Mrs. H. Kelley Rollings, Tucson, AZ; Princeton University Art Museum, 1994

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