Fante Fertility Doll III Fair Trade African Hand Carved Wood Fertility Doll Figurine Throw Blankets Gem of inspiration and intuition

Gem of inspiration and intuition

a fair trade group

Peruvian artisan Maribel Posso Olivares presents a Torito de Pucará

the bowls received offerings to the gods – perhaps even human hearts

completed at the ends with elegant fringes

Fante Fertility Doll III Fair Trade African Hand Carved Wood Fertility Doll Figurine Throw Blankets Gem of inspiration and intuitionThis original sculpture is artisan Emmanuel Opoku Asante's interpretation of a Fante fertility doll. Such dolls would be given to couples that are having difficulty in conceiving a child. The Ghanaian artisan carves the female figure by hand from sese wood and adorns it with recycled glass beads and a loincloth. materials: Sese wood, recycled glass beads Features a rustic, rugged finish Hand crafted item color, size and or motif may vary slightly 19.