With its shallow shape and thick walls
which may have served to present offerings or accompanied the deceased as symbolic provisions for the journey beyond
old corroded wood with wormholes
ornate piece worn by a noble or warrior
Crafted from terracotta and adorned with vibrant sancai (three-color) glazes in black
Asante Female Fertility Figure Akua'ba javanese With its shallow shape andAsante people, early 20th century, Ghana Exceptional early Asante fertility figure, akuaba (Akuas child), masterfully carved from fine grained wood and exhibiting a smooth, lustrous patina acquired through years of devotional handling. The figure depicts an idealized, abstract female forma long cylindrical torso with small horizontal arms, a ringed neckembellished with a strand of pink glass beads symbolizing beauty and prosperity, and a large, flat,