Rustic Brown Tribal wooden Art Sculpture from Ghana

Enhance your home with this rustic brown tribal art sculpture. Its earthy tones add a unique cultural touch to any room. This is an Ashanti (Akan people of Ghana) wooden fertility doll, known as an Akua'ba. • Traditionally, women hoping to conceive a child would carry the doll on their back, treating it like a real baby. • The large, disc-like head represents the female womb and the ideal of beauty within the Ashanti culture. • It is believed to help in conception, ensure safe childbirth, and that the child will be healthy and attractive. • The dolls are consecrated by priests and sometimes passed down from mother to daughter.