Akua'mma
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Jerarquía
Visual and Verbal Communication (Hierarchy Name) > Visual Works (Hierarchy Name) > visual works > <visual works by material or technique> > sculpture (visual work) > <sculpture by subject type> > statues > figurines > dolls
Descripción
Fertility figures, usually female, of abstracted form, with disk-like heads with high oval foreheads and most often having horizontal arms, cylindrical torso, breasts, and navel; among Asante of West Africa believed to ensure conception and successful birth.
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Otros términos
- akua mma [es]
- akua'ba [en]
- fertility dolls (West African) [en]
- akua ba [es]