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African Fertility Figure

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

spiritual symbolism. This traditional African fertility figure exemplifies the artistry and heritage of the

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20th Century Ghanaian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

African Art Statue "Fertility Figure"
African Art Statue "Fertility Figure"

African Art Statue "Fertility Figure"

$12,500

H 38 in W 7 in D 6 in

African Art Statue "Fertility Figure"

Located in Norton, MA

A precious African Art Statue with oven balls for hair, basket weave texture on the face, and

Category

Early 20th Century African Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Namji Fertility Figure
African Namji Fertility Figure

African Namji Fertility Figure

$2,780

H 10.5 in W 3 in D 3 in

African Namji Fertility Figure

Located in Chicago, IL

beads or clothes, the figure ensured future fertility. Carved with a characteristically small head and

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Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

African Nigeria 20th Century Hand Crafted Yoruba Fertility Figure
African Nigeria 20th Century Hand Crafted Yoruba Fertility Figure

African Nigeria 20th Century Hand Crafted Yoruba Fertility Figure

Located in Queens, NY

Nigerian 20th c. female fertility figure hand crafted by the Yoruba people out of carved wood

Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Copper

African Ivory Coast 20th Century Hand Carved Dan Fertility Figure
African Ivory Coast 20th Century Hand Carved Dan Fertility Figure

African Ivory Coast 20th Century Hand Carved Dan Fertility Figure

Located in Queens, NY

Côte d\'Ivoire 20th c. fertility figure hand carved from a single piece of wood with carved details

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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

African Mali Mid 20th Century Luba Female Standing Fertility Figure
African Mali Mid 20th Century Luba Female Standing Fertility Figure

African Mali Mid 20th Century Luba Female Standing Fertility Figure

Located in Queens, NY

African Mali mid 20th-Century hand carved wooden standing Luba female feritility figure Good

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20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

African Ivory Coast Late 20th Century Baule Seated Female Fertility Figure
African Ivory Coast Late 20th Century Baule Seated Female Fertility Figure

African Ivory Coast Late 20th Century Baule Seated Female Fertility Figure

Located in Queens, NY

African Ivory Coast Late 20th Century carved wood Baule female fertility figure with incised hair

Category

20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ivory

African Nigeria Mid-Century Carved Wood Yoruba Seated Female Fertility Figure
African Nigeria Mid-Century Carved Wood Yoruba Seated Female Fertility Figure

African Nigeria Mid-Century Carved Wood Yoruba Seated Female Fertility Figure

Located in Queens, NY

African Nigeria Mid-Century carved wood Yoruba female figure seated on a post with incised coiffed

Category

Mid-20th Century African Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Carved Wood West African Fertility Figure
Carved Wood West African Fertility Figure

Carved Wood West African Fertility Figure

Located in Wilton, CT

Vintage West African carved wood fertility figure with mask. Well carved with a serene dignity.

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Vintage 1960s Central African Tribal Sculptures

Materials

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

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Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Art

African Wood Carved Dogon Fertility Figure Sculpture Statue with Custom Stand
African Wood Carved Dogon Fertility Figure Sculpture Statue with Custom Stand

African Wood Carved Dogon Fertility Figure Sculpture Statue with Custom Stand

Located in Studio City, CA

A very engaging and beautifully weathered fertility sculpture/ statue by the Dogon people of inland

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Antique 19th Century Malian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Late 19th / Early 20th Century African Fertility Figure
Late 19th / Early 20th Century African Fertility Figure

Late 19th / Early 20th Century African Fertility Figure

Located in San Francisco, CA

A Finely carved Akuba made by the Ashanti People of Ghana and the Ivory Coast. It was worn by an expectant mother to protect her child.

Category

20th Century Unknown Folk Art Sculptures

African Tribal Fanti Fertility Figure Ghana
African Tribal Fanti Fertility Figure Ghana

African Tribal Fanti Fertility Figure Ghana

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H 7.09 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in

African Tribal Fanti Fertility Figure Ghana

Located in London, GB

African tribal, A Fanti fertility figure,  The female fertility doll with typical ribbed neck and

Category

Early 20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

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Senufo Female Fertility Statue in Carved Wood, Late 19th Century
Senufo Female Fertility Statue in Carved Wood, Late 19th Century

Senufo Female Fertility Statue in Carved Wood, Late 19th Century

$810Sale Price|83% Off

H 22.5 in W 5.5 in D 5 in

Senufo Female Fertility Statue in Carved Wood, Late 19th Century

By Senufo

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A female fertility statue of West African Senufo (Mali, or Ivory Coast) origin in solid wood. Hand-carved from a single piece of Mango wood, this expressive figurine features notch c...

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Malian Primitive Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ebony

African Benin Bronze Sculpture
African Benin Bronze Sculpture

African Benin Bronze Sculpture

$1,200

H 15.5 in W 7 in D 6.5 in

African Benin Bronze Sculpture

Located in Atlanta, GA

African Benin Bronze Sculpture, Africa, circa mid 20th Century. Beautiful casting with wonderful attention to detail. Solid, heavyweight construction with warm original patina.

Category

20th Century Beninese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

MUMUYE FIGURE
MUMUYE FIGURE

MUMUYE FIGURE, circa mid 20th century

$760Sale Price|36% Off

H 22 in W 5 in D 5 in

MUMUYE FIGURE

Located in Three Oaks, MI

Within Nigeria's Benue River Valley region, such representations have been associated with a range of functions, including reinforcement of the status of male elders and used by heal...

Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Polychrome African Wood Carving from Igbo Nigeria
Antique Polychrome African Wood Carving from Igbo Nigeria

Antique Polychrome African Wood Carving from Igbo Nigeria

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Antique Polychrome Wood Carving Igbo Nigeria Africa, Staff decorated with two figures, mounted as a finial on the shaft terminating in a triangular-shaped polychrome element Nigeria,...

Category

1910s Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Paint, Wood

African Nigeria Epa Helmit Mask with Provenance
African Nigeria Epa Helmit Mask with Provenance

African Nigeria Epa Helmit Mask with Provenance

Located in Atlanta, GA

An Epa helmet mask, Nigeria, Africa. Fully carved mother and child; painted red and black with touches of white; Provenance: The Children's Museum of Indianapolis; The Eiteljorg Mu...

Category

Vintage 1950s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Large African Face Shield
Large African Face Shield

Large African Face Shield

$5,250

H 28 in W 14 in D 4 in

Large African Face Shield

Located in Norton, MA

It's a completed solid wood piece carved by hand with a very simple tool. The end result shows the process of hard work during the making period.

Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

Ngbaka Congolese Tribal Mask for Initiation Rituals, Early 20th Century
Ngbaka Congolese Tribal Mask for Initiation Rituals, Early 20th Century

Ngbaka Congolese Tribal Mask for Initiation Rituals, Early 20th Century

Located in CA, CA

With a beautiful dark patina, this early 20th century wooden mask shows a naturalistic human face, flattened, with the forehead, open mouth and stylised teeth in light relief; the ri...

Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

African Zulu Cowhide Shield with Spear and Mallet
African Zulu Cowhide Shield with Spear and Mallet

African Zulu Cowhide Shield with Spear and Mallet

Located in Norton, MA

Rare artwork by the tribe of Zulu in Africa, the native weapon to attack the enemy and animal, and protect oneself. It's a typical form to have a Cowhide Shield with Spear and Mallet...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Art

Materials

Cowhide

African Lwalwa Tribal Mask
African Lwalwa Tribal Mask

African Lwalwa Tribal Mask

$3,500

H 12 in W 7 in D 5 in

African Lwalwa Tribal Mask

Located in Montreal, QC

African Lwalwa tribal mask enhanced with white pigment on the mouth and ears.

Category

Vintage 1960s Congolese Masks

Materials

Wood

SENUFO Woman
SENUFO Woman

SENUFO Woman, mid 20th century

$1,100

H 21 in W 7 in D 7 in

SENUFO Woman

Located in Three Oaks, MI

“Scattered across the Ivory Coast, Mali and Burkina Faso, the million and a half Senufo tribespeople live principally off the fruits of agriculture and occasionally hunting. They in...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Ashanti Maternal Fertility Figure
Ashanti Maternal Fertility Figure

Ashanti Maternal Fertility Figure

$2,000Sale Price|33% Off

H 22 in W 6 in D 6 in

Ashanti Maternal Fertility Figure

Located in Atlanta, GA

On offer is an Ashanti female fertility figure from Ghana, West Africa, circa Mid-20th century. Carved from a single block of wood, the statue depicts a female with typical coiffure ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Wood

Colonial West African Baule Baoule Figure Sculpture Woman wearing loincloth
Colonial West African Baule Baoule Figure Sculpture Woman wearing loincloth

Colonial West African Baule Baoule Figure Sculpture Woman wearing loincloth

Located in Norwich, GB

An elegant African sculpture from the West African Baoulé or Baule people, depicting a young woman wearing a loincloth. Smooth black lightly worn patina.

Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Carved Twin figure Ibeji Yoruba People, Nigeria
Carved Twin figure Ibeji Yoruba People, Nigeria

Carved Twin figure Ibeji Yoruba People, Nigeria

Located in Leuven , BE

A finely carved significant Yoruba Male Ibeji figure with a tall headdress, expressive eyes, original bead belt and heavy wear and polish from native use. Areas of encrusted camwood ...

Category

20th Century Nigerian Tribal Art

Materials

Wood

"Jokwe Maternity, Angola, " Carved Wood created in Africa circa 1910
"Jokwe Maternity, Angola, " Carved Wood created in Africa circa 1910

"Jokwe Maternity, Angola, " Carved Wood created in Africa circa 1910

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Jokwe Maternity, Angola" is a wood sculpture from Africa created circa 1910. The figure kneels on the ground holding a baby in her arms. Her eyes are closed and she is wearing a com...

Category

1910s Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Statue Songye, Republic of Congo, Misangu Glass Beads & Chiefly Raffia Skirt
Statue Songye, Republic of Congo, Misangu Glass Beads & Chiefly Raffia Skirt

Statue Songye, Republic of Congo, Misangu Glass Beads & Chiefly Raffia Skirt

Located in Cotignac, FR

A Songye Male Power Figure, Democratic Republic of the Congo, the male figure with openwork arms and hands resting on the abdomen, typical facial features and a waterbuck (kobus elli...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Metal

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African Fertility Figure For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic African fertility figure available at 1stDibs. An African fertility figure — often made from wood — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer African fertility figure, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right African fertility figure, those designed in Folk Art styles are of considerable interest.

How Much is an African Fertility Figure?

Prices for an African fertility figure start at $195 and top out at $16,500 with the average selling for $1,997.