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Fertility doll (akuaba) Early 20th century Asante people, Ghana Wood, beads, string H: 36; W: 13 cm The Arthur and Madeleine Chalette Lejwa Collection, bequeathed by Madeleine Chalette Lejwa, New York, to American Friends of the Israel Museum Accession number: B04.1057 |
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Publications: Apter-Gabriel, Ruth (Ed.), The Arthur and Madeleine Chalette Lejwa Collection in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel, 2005 Beauty and Sanctity: the Israel Museum at 40. A Series of Exhibitions Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2006 Exhibition: Beyond the Eye of the Beholder: Ideals of Human Beauty in Africa and the Americas, Winter-Fall 2005 Digital presentation of this object was made possible by: The Ridgefield Foundation, New York, in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir |
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