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Ashanti (African people) Social life and customs
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Akan (African peoples) Social life and customs
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Ghana Fertility Figure (Akua'ba)
Ghana Wooden Comb
Ghana Asipim (Chief's Chair)
Ghana Fertility Figure (Akua'ba)
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the cheeks are carved with shallow marks representing scarification. An elongated neck is carved to represent wide metal neck rings. The figure's breasts and belly button are indicated. Strings of tiny beads hang from a hole in the end of each arm and are wrapped around the body.
Ghana Wooden Comb
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This narrow comb with nine round, tapered tines is carved in one piece from light-colored wood. The large, decorative carved handle is flat on the back but the front is carved in the form of a female figure. The oval face has round eyes and a triangular nose. The elongated neck is carved with concentric rings. Shoulders are indicated but there are no arms. The breasts are la...
Ghana Asipim (Chief's Chair)
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Low chair made of wood with short, straight legs, four stretchers, a straight but slightly angled short back. The top rail of the back rises to a high curve
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