Akuaba

Akua'ba, also spelled akwaba or akuba, are wooden ritual fertility dolls originating from western Ghana and nearby regions.

The dolls are characterized by their large, disc-like heads and are used traditionally by young women seeking to conceive a child or to ensure the attractiveness of their future children.

[2] While the Fanti are best known for their akua'ba, other tribes in the West African region, such as the Kru and Igbo people, have their own distinctive styles of fertility dolls.

Akua'ba dolls were also taken to the Americas by enslaved Africans, where they served as symbols of connection to their ancestral homeland and were used as good luck charms.

Europeans who visited Africa, particularly during the 1800s, were highly interested in Fante dolls, leading to their popularity in many museums in Europe.