Ashanti Fertility Doll
An Ashanti doll Akua'ba, Ghana, stylised wooden female figure, torso with no legs, protuberant navel and generous breast, solar form of the head, ringed neck, large almond-shaped eyes, scarifications on the cheeks and ornamented with colourful beads. Worn patina. Those dolls, symbols of feminine beauty, were given to women to bring fertility and protection during pregnancy. Height 15.35 in.
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- Patination / Patina - In broad terms, patination refers to the exterior surface appearance of the timber, the effect of fading caused by exposure to sunlight and air over the course of a century or more, changing the piece to a soft, mellow colour.
As patina is very difficult to replicate, it is one of the most important guides to determining the age of furniture.
Patina is also the term applied to the bloom or film found on old bronzes due to oxidisation.
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