Akua Mma Doll

Printer-friendly version

Doll, Akua Mma, 20th century
West Africa, Ghana, Ashanti people
Stained wood

Purchased from Gallery 43, London, 1966
Museum number 1966-148

This akua mma doll reflects the Ashanti ideal of beauty and was used as a charm. An expectant mother wore it on her back as she would carry a child, believing this would encourage the birth of a particularly beautiful baby.