Asante Female Fertility Figure Akua'ba javanese This unguentarium is a testament

This unguentarium is a testament to the sophistication of Roman glassmaking

old corroded wood with wormholes

they symbolized prestige and ritual significance

and rituals

Asante Female Fertility Figure Akua'ba javanese This unguentarium is a testamentAsante 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,