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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:African; Asante people
Title:Fertility Doll
Date Made:n.d.
Type:Sculpture
Materials:wood
Place Made:Africa; Ghana
Measurements:overall: 15 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 2 3/16 in.; 38.735 x 13.97 x 5.5563 cm
Narrative Inscription:  unmarked
Accession Number:  SC 1991.56.8
Credit Line:Anonymous gift in memory of Cynthia Propper Seton, class of 1948
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
thin carved doll with arms out to sides and large, flat round head

Tags:
religion

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