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Female figure (akua ba),
early 20th century

Asante artist

y1994-85

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Title

Female figure (akua ba)

Dates

early 20th century

Maker

Asante

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

Type

dolls, sculpture, statues

Materials

wood, cotton (fiber), paint, beads, glass

Techniques

carving

Subject

women, fertility

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

"Acquisitions of the Art Museum 1994," <em>Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University </em>54, no. 1 (1995): p. 40-79., p. 79 (illus.)

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Asante artist, Ghana, Western Africa, Female figure (akua ba), early 20th century. Wood, paint, glass beads, and cotton; 41 x 13.8 x 6.4 cm. Gift of H. Kelley Rollings, Class of 1948, and Mrs. Rollings (y1994-85)

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