Estimate: $200 - $400
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| with 28% Buyer's Premium | $64 |
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An assembled pair of African Ashanti style carved hardwood fertility dolls (akua'ba), each figure featuring an exaggerated, disc-shaped flattened cranium detailed on the reverse with incised geometric cross-hatching, a stylized face with a continuous unibrow and narrow nose bridge over a ringed columnar neck, and a simplified cylindrical torso with horizontal outstretched arms, each unit structurally pinned to a modern rectangular black display plinth
Hardwood
tallest: 17 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches
From a Sniffen Court Collection
Good condition; minor localized wood shrinkage cracks on the reverse of the disc heads, an accumulation of surface dust in the incised geometric lines, and a dark, glossy handling patina with faint superficial scuffs across the lower bodies
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Condition reports are based on visual inspection by the Capsule team under typical office lighting. Unless otherwise noted, items are not examined under UV light in advance of sale. We do not guarantee the content of written or verbal condition reports. Remember, all lots are previously owned and all sales are final. The absence of a condition report does not imply that there are no condition issues with the lot.
Art has not been examined out of the frame unless otherwise stated. Frames, lampshades, or items described as “supplementary” are not considered integral to the value of the lot and are excluded from condition assessments. This includes any mat, mounting, glazing, hanging apparatus, case, box, or stand. Timepiece movements, lighting elements and items with mechanical or electrical components have not been thoroughly tested and are not covered under warranty by Capsule.
