Female Figure (akua'ba)
https://clevelandart.org/art/1975.158
An infertile woman would be advised by a priest to commission such a sculpture and care for it as if it were her baby. With the aim to induce fertility, or to ensure the birth of a healthy and beautiful daughter, the akua'ba figure is carried on the woman's back inside her wra...
Sculpture
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id
148159
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| contentType |
contentType
sculpture
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| citation |
citation
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| rights |
rights
CC0
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| rightsUri |
rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| wikidata |
wikidata
[
"Q60753948"
]
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| source |
source
import
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| accession |
accession
1975.158
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Source image fields (4)
| thumbnailUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1975.158/1975.158_web.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1975.158/1975.158_web.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1975.158/1975.158_web.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
Terms
Technique
Wood, hair, resin, and bone
Medium
Wood, hair, resin, and bone
Genre
Sculpture
Department
African Art
Relations
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