Lot 144 - Vintage Carved Wood Ashanti Akua'ba Fertility Figure with Disc-Shaped Head and Incised Geometric Designs, Ghana, 10" H 2503 5" L x 5" W

5" L x 5" W x 10" H

This is a police arrest card featuring a mounted frontal photograph of Ovila George Charron taken in front of prison bars

" Below hangs a white enamel shield reading "In Hoc Signo Vinces" with a red cross at center

Poster folds for mailing and is addressed to Bureau Of Identification

Printed by The Riverside Press

Lot 144 - Vintage Carved Wood Ashanti Akua'ba Fertility Figure with Disc-Shaped Head and Incised Geometric Designs, Ghana, 10" H 2503 5" L x 5" WVintage carved wood Ashanti akua'ba fertility figure from Ghana. The figure features the traditional disc shaped head with a carved face and incised linear and geometric patterns, a ringed neck, horizontally outstretched arms, and a cylindrical torso on a flared base. The wood is darkened with a black finish, and the incised designs reveal lighter wood beneath. The reverse of the disc head has incised geometric motifs along the upper edge. Surface