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African Fertility Dolls

Collection of Ndebele Fertility Dolls
Collection of Ndebele Fertility Dolls

Collection of Ndebele Fertility Dolls

$580 / set

H 21 in W 9 in D 5 in

Collection of Ndebele Fertility Dolls

Located in Mt Kisco, NY

A group of six collected Ndebele hand beaded fertility dolls of various sizes and designs. The

Category

20th Century African Tribal Toys and Dolls

Materials

Beads

African Ghana Contemporary Carved Wood Ashanti Fertility Doll
African Ghana Contemporary Carved Wood Ashanti Fertility Doll

African Ghana Contemporary Carved Wood Ashanti Fertility Doll

Located in Queens, NY

African Ghana Contemporary carved wood Ashanti fertility doll in a minimalist style features a

Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ash

Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll
Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll

Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll

$280

H 7.25 in W 4.25 in D 3.25 in

Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll

Located in Chicago, IL

traditional art and attire. This colorful example of African beadwork is a fertility doll of the Ndebele

Category

20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll
Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll

Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll

$280

H 8.25 in W 4.75 in D 3.5 in

Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll

Located in Chicago, IL

traditional art and attire. This colorful example of African beadwork is a fertility doll of the Ndebele

Category

20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Cotton, Wood

African Yoruba Cowrie Shell, Beaded Fertility Doll, 20th Century
African Yoruba Cowrie Shell, Beaded Fertility Doll, 20th Century

African Yoruba Cowrie Shell, Beaded Fertility Doll, 20th Century

Located in Miami, FL

African Yoruba Cowrie Shell, Beaded Fertility Doll, 20th Century Offered for sale is a 20th

Category

20th Century Congolese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Shell, Beads

Pair of African Ghana 20th Century Hand Carved Wood Ashanti Fertility Doll
Pair of African Ghana 20th Century Hand Carved Wood Ashanti Fertility Doll

Pair of African Ghana 20th Century Hand Carved Wood Ashanti Fertility Doll

Located in Queens, NY

PAIR of Ghanaian 20th century mirrored fertility doll hand carved by the Ashanti people depicting a

Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ash

20th Century African Cameroon Namji Doll for Prosperity, Health & Fertility
20th Century African Cameroon Namji Doll for Prosperity, Health & Fertility

20th Century African Cameroon Namji Doll for Prosperity, Health & Fertility

Located in Miami, FL

20th Century African Cameroon Namji Doll for Prosperity, Health & Fertility Offered for sale in a

Category

20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

Antique Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll, Ghana Traditional African Art
Antique Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll, Ghana Traditional African Art

Antique Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll, Ghana Traditional African Art

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Antique Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll, Ghana – Traditional African Art A striking Akua’ba

Category

Early 20th Century Ghanaian Folk Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll Ghana African Tribal Art Ethnographic Sculpture
Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll Ghana African Tribal Art Ethnographic Sculpture

Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll Ghana African Tribal Art Ethnographic Sculpture

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Antique Ashanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll, Ghana – African Tribal Art, Ethnographic Sculpture A rare

Category

20th Century Ghanaian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Set of Three Beaded Ndebele Fertility Dolls
Set of Three Beaded Ndebele Fertility Dolls

Set of Three Beaded Ndebele Fertility Dolls

$1,180 / set

H 10.75 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in

Set of Three Beaded Ndebele Fertility Dolls

Located in Chicago, IL

traditional art and attire. This colorful example of African beadwork is a fertility doll of the Ndebele

Category

20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Cotton, Wood

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African Fanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll from Ghana
African Fanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll from Ghana

African Fanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll from Ghana

Unavailable

H 18.25 in W 3 in D 1.5 in

African Fanti Akua’ba Fertility Doll from Ghana

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

This is a well-executed example of one of Africa’s most recognizable fertility idols, the Akuaba

Category

Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Bronze African Fertility Sculpture I
Bronze African Fertility Sculpture I

Bronze African Fertility Sculpture I

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H 22.84 in W 4.73 in D 5.12 in

Bronze African Fertility Sculpture I

By Heinrich Filter Bronze Art

Located in Pretoria, Gauteng

Reinterpretation in bronze of an African fertility doll. These traditional figures have long

Category

2010s African Expressionist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll
Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll

Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll

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H 8.5 in W 5.5 in D 3.25 in

Beaded Ndebele Fertility Doll

Located in Chicago, IL

traditional art and attire. This colorful example of African beadwork is a fertility doll of the Ndebele

Category

20th Century South African Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Fali Fertility Dolls
Fali Fertility Dolls

Fali Fertility Dolls

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H 13.5 in W 6 in D 4.5 in

Fali Fertility Dolls

Located in Winnetka, IL

Three African Fali fertility dolls from Cameroon. Measures: Blue one 10.5x 6.5 x 5. Green one

Category

20th Century Cameroonian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Beads, Cotton, Lucite, Wood

Tribal West African Asante Carved Wood Aku'aba Fertility Doll Figure
Tribal West African Asante Carved Wood Aku'aba Fertility Doll Figure

Tribal West African Asante Carved Wood Aku'aba Fertility Doll Figure

Located in London, GB

An Asante wooden aku’aba fertility doll, published as part of the Ladislas Segy collection and

Category

Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Art

Autopsy #1
Autopsy #1

Autopsy #1

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H 21.26 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in

Autopsy #1

By Carlo & Mary-Lynn Massoud

Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece

explores the fragility of life, inspired by South African traditional fertility dolls. African dolls across

Category

2010s South African Tribal Stools

Autopsy #6 By Mary-Lynn and Carlo Massoud
Autopsy #6 By Mary-Lynn and Carlo Massoud

Autopsy #6 By Mary-Lynn and Carlo Massoud

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H 20.48 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in

Autopsy #6 By Mary-Lynn and Carlo Massoud

By Carlo & Mary-Lynn Massoud

Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece

explores the fragility of life, inspired by South African traditional fertility dolls. African dolls across

Category

2010s South African Tribal Stools

Materials

Bronze

Autopsy #4
Autopsy #4

Autopsy #4

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H 20.48 in W 15.75 in L 20.48 in

Autopsy #4

By Carlo & Mary-Lynn Massoud

Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece

explores the fragility of life, inspired by South African traditional fertility dolls. African dolls across

Category

2010s South Sudanese Tribal Stools

20th Century African Beaded Fali Fertility Doll from Cameroon
20th Century African Beaded Fali Fertility Doll from Cameroon

20th Century African Beaded Fali Fertility Doll from Cameroon

Located in Miami, FL

20th Century African Beaded Fali Fertility Doll from Cameroon Offered is a beaded Mid-20th Century

Category

Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Leather, Wood, Beads

Autopsy #2
Autopsy #2

Autopsy #2

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H 21.26 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in

Autopsy #2

By Carlo & Mary-Lynn Massoud

Located in Pireaus-Athens, Greece

explores the fragility of life, inspired by South African traditional fertility dolls. African dolls across

Category

2010s South African Tribal Side Tables

African Fertility Doll, Lesotho
African Fertility Doll, Lesotho

African Fertility Doll, Lesotho

Located in New York, NY

A very rare and important Sotho fertility figure. The earliest accounts of South Sotho dolls

Category

Early 20th Century Lesothian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood, Fabric

Ndebele Fertility Doll, South Africa
Ndebele Fertility Doll, South Africa

Ndebele Fertility Doll, South Africa

Located in New York, NY

Ndebele beaded fertility dolls are given to young girls when they attend initiation school. The

Category

Vintage 1950s South African Tribal Art

20th Century Ntwane Tribal Fertility Doll, South Africa
20th Century Ntwane Tribal Fertility Doll, South Africa

20th Century Ntwane Tribal Fertility Doll, South Africa

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful Ntwane initiation doll, circa 1970s, from South Africa. The Ntwane people are of

Category

Vintage 1970s South African Tribal Tribal Art

Splendid African Tribal Ham Pilu Fertility Doll Namji Fali, Cameroon
Splendid African Tribal Ham Pilu Fertility Doll Namji Fali, Cameroon

Splendid African Tribal Ham Pilu Fertility Doll Namji Fali, Cameroon

Located in London, GB

A splendid large multi colored beaded fertility doll from the Fali of Cameroon The doll

Category

Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

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African Fertility Dolls For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of African fertility dolls is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique African fertility dolls was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and cotton. There are all kinds of African fertility dolls available, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. African fertility dolls are generally popular furniture pieces, but Folk Art style is often sought at 1stDibs.

How Much are African Fertility Dolls?

African fertility dolls can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,033, while the lowest priced sells for $280 and the highest can go for as much as $8,500.
Questions About African Fertility Dolls
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Ndebele doll is a type of colorful doll produced by the Ndebele people of Southern Africa. Traditionally, a man will place one outside of a woman's hut when he wishes to marry her. If she accepts the proposal, she takes the doll inside and gives it a name. Shop a range of Ndebele dolls on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    Akua'ba (also spelled Akwaba or Akuba) are wooden fertility dolls from Southern Ghana and the surrounding regions. These dolls are traditionally carried on the backs of young ladies who are trying to have a child or who want to ensure that the child they are carrying is attractive. Shop a variety of fertility dolls from 1stDibs.