beaded glass (10 items)
Akosua with Child
Wood and Recycled Glass Beaded Fertility Doll from Ghana
Akosua with Child, Wood and Recycled Glass Beaded Fertility Doll from Ghana
Winfred Korley
A mother and child stand together, crafted of Ghanaian sese wood with a charming, antiqued finish. Featuring characteristically exaggerated heads, this fertility doll represents an African tradition... read more$169.99Artist: Winfred Korley
African Mother
Handcrafted Sese Wood Sculpture from Ghana
African Mother, Handcrafted Sese Wood Sculpture from Ghana
Joseph Boateng
Ghanaian artisan Joseph Boateng designs and handcrafts this beautiful sculpture out of sese wood. Engraved aluminum plates and colorful recycled glass beads decorate the sculpture, which depicts a... read more$129.99Artist: Joseph Boateng
Promised Love
Ebony Sculpture Leather Pendant Necklace
Promised Love, Ebony Sculpture Leather Pendant Necklace
Length: 20"
Rita Addo Zakour
Carved from ebony wood, a mother embraces her baby in a gesture of eternal love. Rita Addo Zakour displays the pendant on a leather necklace set with beads of recycled glass and bone batik. Its length... read more$49.99Artist: Rita Addo Zakour
Akan Ashanti Doll II
West African Beaded Wood Fertility Doll Statuette
Akan Ashanti Doll II, West African Beaded Wood Fertility Doll Statuette
Saeed Musah
Saeed Musah of Ghana designs this original akuaba or fertility doll. The figure is carved by hand from sese wood and adorned with recycled glass beads and brass inlay. Such dolls are sometimes carried... read more$69.99Artist: Saeed Musah
Akuabas
Rustic Sese Wood Fertility Doll Sculpture from Ghana
Akuabas, Rustic Sese Wood Fertility Doll Sculpture from Ghana
Winfred Korley
Traditionally given to women who are hoping to become pregnant, this traditional akuaba fertility doll is created by Ghanaian artisan Winfred Korley. He hand-carves this rustic sculpture from sese... read more$147.99Artist: Winfred Korley
Dipo Festival
Artisan Crafted Wood Fertility Doll from Ghana
Dipo Festival, Artisan Crafted Wood Fertility Doll from Ghana
Winfred Korley
Among certain ethnic groups in Eastern Ghana, the Dipo festival is celebrated each spring. The rituals and ceremonies usher young girls into womanhood, and signify that they are of age to be married.... read more$119.99Artist: Winfred Korley
Dipo Ritual
Hand Carved Wood Fertility Doll from Ghana
Dipo Ritual, Hand Carved Wood Fertility Doll from Ghana
Winfred Korley
Among certain ethnic groups in Eastern Ghana, the Dipo festival is celebrated each spring. The rituals and ceremonies usher young girls into womanhood, and signify that they are of age to be married.... read more$109.99Artist: Winfred Korley
Beautiful Ashanti Mother
Hand Carved African Fertility Doll with Children
Beautiful Ashanti Mother, Hand Carved African Fertility Doll with Children
Emmanuel Opoku Asante
Youthful and beautiful, her stylized contours are hand-carved from African sese wood and she wears colorful seed bead jewelry. Emmanuel Opoku Asante crafts this fertility doll as a woman blessed with... read more$179.99Artist: Emmanuel Opoku Asante
Blessed Ashanti Mother
Hand Carved African Fertility Doll with Children
Blessed Ashanti Mother, Hand Carved African Fertility Doll with Children
Emmanuel Opoku Asante
Youthful and beautiful, her stylized contours are hand-carved from African sese wood and she wears colorful seed bead jewelry. Emmanuel Opoku Asante crafts this fertility doll as a woman blessed with... read more$169.99Artist: Emmanuel Opoku Asante
Expecting a Baby
Handcrafted African Wood Sculpture
Expecting a Baby, Handcrafted African Wood Sculpture
Daniel Quarcoo
Her eyes are closed as she smiles to herself, hands caressing her growing belly. The woman wears a raffia skirt and necklaces of colorful seed beads. Carving sese wood, Daniel Quarcoo conveys the... read more$129.99Artist: Daniel Quarcoo