Fertility (2006)
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Artist: Ishmel Tolobo
Description
Fertility (2006)

The piece shows numerous fertility dolls with hopeful faces. In African legend, the bearer of a fertility doll carving will give birth to a beautiful child 24 inches tall. In Ghana and in most parts of Africa, fertility dolls represent youth and fruitfulness.

The painting features linear dolls on a vivid background. Shaped as crosses, they are linked to the Ancient Egyptians who used a similar symbol to represent life. With a huge round head and distinctive body it is uniquely made to represent a woman's womb. The round head illustrates the Ashanti regions' concept of beauty. The high oval forehead is achieved by massaging an infant's soft skull; a small mouth; and a neck ringed to depict creases by fat, indicating a healthy diet.

This symbol has stood the test of time, even before we knew how babies were actually made, we knew that our existence depended on the renewal of fertility.

Artist:
 
 Ishmel Tolobo
Medium:
 
 Acrylic on 50 kg Ghanaian Wheat-Flour Bag
Size:
 
 48 W x 76 H x 3 D cm (Medium)
Edition:
 
 Original
Price:
 
 £55 inc. Free Shipping and ins. to UK mainland
  • Arrives stretched
  • Signed by Ishmel Tolobo
  • Unframed
  • Weight:  kg
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