Sujet
These dolls, known as Akuaba, were carried by girls and young women both to promote their fertility and as symbols of the beauty hoped for in their children
Légende
These dolls, known as Akuaba, were carried by girls and young women both to promote their fertility and as symbols of the beauty hoped for in their children, The flat disc shaped heads (Ashanti) represent the ideal of a broad flat forehead,achieved by massaging the babyshead. Ghana. Ashanti / Fante. Southern Ghana.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A22_235
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
47,2Mo (1,3Mo) / 35,0cm x 33,8cm / 4134 x 3994 (300dpi)