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The Little Guaria,'Handmade Painted Pinewood and Cold Porcelain Guaria Keychain'

Costa Rica, the Paradise on Earth, shows the world its immense diversity with a keychain collection inspired by the region's flora and fauna. Crafted by Ruth Guevara, the accessory features a sturdy round pinewood base attached to a steel ring... more

Novica Handmade Akan Ashanti Doll Ii Beaded Wood Fertility Doll

Saeed Musah of Ghana designs this original akuaba or fertility doll. The figure is carved by hand from sese wood and adorned with recycled glass beads and brass inlay. more

Novica Handmade Exotic Frog Cold Porcelain And Wood Decorative Accent

An exotic frog resting on a leaf is the theme selected by Costa Rica's Luis and Jessica for a charming decorative accent to bring life to your home or office. more

Handcrafted Sese Wood 'Patience' Fertility Doll Sculpture (Ghana)

A colorful diamond motif adorns a fertility doll's forehead and embossed aluminum appears on her skirt. By Rita Addo Zakour, this handcrafted Ghanaian sculpture is named Dzigbordi, which means 'Patience' in the Ewe language. more

The Little Sloth,'Handmade Painted Pinewood and Cold Porcelain Sloth Keychain'

Costa Rica, the Paradise on Earth, shows the world its immense diversity with a keychain collection inspired by the region's flora and fauna. Crafted by Ruth Guevara, the accessory features a sturdy round pinewood base attached to a steel ring adorned... more

The Little Hummingbird,'Painted Pinewood and Cold Porcelain Hummingbird Keychain'

Costa Rica, the Paradise on Earth, shows the world its immense diversity with a keychain collection inspired by the region's flora and fauna. Crafted by Ruth Guevara, the accessory features a sturdy round pinewood base attached to a steel ring... more

The Little Frog,'Handmade Painted Pinewood and Cold Porcelain Frog Keychain'

Costa Rica, the Paradise on Earth, shows the world its immense diversity with a keychain collection inspired by the region's flora and fauna. Crafted by Ruth Guevara, the accessory features a sturdy round pinewood base attached to a steel ring... more

The Little Iguana,'Handmade Painted Pinewood and Cold Porcelain Iguana Keychain'

Costa Rica, the Paradise on Earth, shows the world its immense diversity with a keychain collection inspired by the region's flora and fauna. Crafted by Ruth Guevara, the accessory features a sturdy round pinewood base attached to a steel ring... more

Country Treasures,'Six Cotton Worry Dolls and Pinewood Boxes from Guatemala'

A collection of six quitapenas worry dolls offers comfort crafted of cotton and tule wood. The Lopez Garcia Family of Guatemala handcrafts each doll with care, elaborating them with head scarves and dresses in a variety of colors. Six multicolored... more

Blue Lover,'Handcrafted Sese Wood Fertility Doll in Blue from Ghana'

Hand-carved from sese wood, an ardent lover with a head in the shape of a heart makes a cultural addition to your home decor. Ghanaian designer Raphat Asigbey presents this sculpture, crafted in the style of traditional fertility dolls. This doll is... more

Fante Fertility Doll I,'Wood Fertility Doll Sculpture'

Winfred Korley finds inspiration in the customs and beliefs of Ghana's Fante people for the design of this antiqued fertility doll. Expertly carved by hand from sese wood, the sculpture features white beaded earrings and necklace. "The fetish priest... more

Akan Ashanti Doll II,'West African Beaded Wood Fertility Doll Statuette'

Saeed Musah of Ghana designs this original akuaba or fertility doll. The figure is carved by hand from sese wood and adorned with recycled glass beads and brass inlay. Such dolls are sometimes carried by West African women who are hoping to conceive... more

Wood fertility doll, 'Ashanti Mother' - Fertility Doll Wood Sculpture

The Ashanti women of Ghana regard this doll as a fertility talisman. They take her along with them everywhere for the doll is believed to foster conception preferably a daughter. Winfred Korley celebrates West African beliefs and customs with a hand... more

Wood fertility doll, 'Ashanti Girl' - Wood Fertility Doll Sculpture

Standing with open arms this doll symbolizes fertility according to the Ashanti people of Ghana. Her face is beautiful and expressive and she serves as a proud emblem of tradition. Winfred Korley carves this image by hand dressing her in beads. more

Yaa Doll,'Handcrafted African Sese Wood Doll with Recycled Glass Beads'

West African artisan Winfred Korley hand crafts this decorative doll from dark sese wood, recycled glass beads, and local clay. Korley first carves the doll from one piece of wood, then allows it to dry for two weeks, before adding final embellishments... more

Wood fertility dolls, 'Twins' (pair) - Fertility Doll Wood Sculptures

Subtle color distinguishes these beautiful fertility dolls. Nana Frimpong depicts a pair of twins. In Ghana such figures are believed to assist a woman who wants to conceive a baby. Frimpong names the pair Panin (elder twin) and Kakra (younger twin) in... more

Cute Hummingbird,'Cold Porcelain Butterfly Decorative Accent with Wood Easel'

Costa Rica's Luis and Jessica paint and mold by hand from cold porcelain a delicate purple hummingbird on a branch as the star of a bright decorative accent to warm your home. The charming motif is set on a hand-painted pinewood plaque with a... more

Red Passion,'Heart Motif Wood Fante Fertility Doll Sculpture in Red'

Adding an air of passion to any space, this sculpture is hand-carved from sese wood in the traditional style of fertility dolls used by the Fante tribe of Africa. Ghana's Raphat Asigbey designs this sculpture, which depicts the bust of a woman with a... more

Teenager,'Wood fertility doll'

With budding breasts and gently curving hips, this young lady is poised on the threshold of adulthood. Daniel Nyadedzor sculpts a beautiful fertility doll, gifted by Ghanaian parents to daughters at puberty. Tradition dictates that a woman who cannot... more

Wood display doll, 'Serene Woman'

Her face exudes enviable serenity while her eyes express wisdom. Her cotton dress features the legendary ikat weave of Indonesia. Gusti Ngurah Semarajaya carves her image from crocodile wood creating a decorative doll that lures with vivid realism. The... more

Wood display doll, 'Storyteller Hippo'

Gusti Ngurah Semarajaya creates a mythical hippo that tells stories filled with fantasy and color. This entertaining hippo is carved of crocodile wood and dressed in cotton ikat robe. more

Wood display doll, 'Mystery Man'

Delicately painted in radiant color this doll by Gusti Ngurah Semarajaya showcases the artisan's unique style. He carves the elegant head hands and feet from crocodile wood and dresses the figure in handloomed ikat cloth. The word means to knot in the... more

Green Fante,'Green Sese Wood Fante Fertility Doll Sculpture from Ghana'

In the style of traditional fertility dolls used by the Fante tribe, this sculpture is designed by Ghana's Raphat Asigbey. Local artisans hand-carve this sculpture from a single piece of sese wood, depicting the bust of a woman with a patterned neck... more

Salvadoran Girl in Yellow,'Artisan Crafted Decorative Doll'

This sweet young lady is the creation of El Salvador's Marcela Moran. She crafts the decorative accent from handloomed cotton, with a basket woven of yagua palm fiber on her head that holds small ceramic fruits. The collectible doll is secured to a... more

'Mother of Twins' - Hand Crafted Fertility Doll Sculpture

Standing with open arms this doll symbolizes fertility according to the Ashanti people of Ghana. Her face is beautiful and expressive and she serves as a proud emblem of tradition. Winfred Korley carves this statuette by hand of sese wood with... more

'Artisan Hand-Carved Cedar Wood Fertility Doll from Ghana'

Bringing a touch of African culture to any home, this fertility doll is hand-carved by Ghanaian artisan Raphat Asigbey, depicting a mohawk-like headdress atop a long neck. For the Nimba people of Guinea, fertility dolls and headdresses are part of a... more

Brave Fuase Mothers,'Wood fertility doll'

"Legend tells how a fertility doll was stolen from a shrine in Fuase and taken to a distant land. The children of Fuase were dying and the people consulted a fetish priest who explained the gods were angry about the theft. The women undertook the... more

Mansa Woman,'Wood and Recycled Glass Beaded Fertility Doll from Ghana'

A woman stands with arms outstretched, crafted of Ghanaian sese wood with a charming, antiqued finish. Featuring a characteristically exaggerated head, this fertility doll represents an African tradition, often given to women who are hoping to... more

Wood fertility doll, 'Beautiful Ashanti Mother'

Youthful and beautiful her stylized contours are hand-carved from African sese wood and she wears colorful seed bead jewelry. Emmanuel Opoku Asante crafts this fertility doll as a woman blessed with two toddlers and an infant. Believed to assist a... more

'A Special Woman' - Fertility Doll Sculpture Hand Carved in Africa

Sculpted from sese wood and adorned with intricate tribal motifs this lovely doll is named Medimu. In Ghana's Akan language the word means I am special. Daniel Nyadedzor presents an image given to a woman by her husband or parents during festivals to... more

African wood sculpture, 'Fante Fertility Doll III'

This original sculpture is artisan Emmanuel Opoku Asante's interpretation of a Fante fertility doll. Such dolls would be given to couples that are having difficulty in conceiving a child. The Ghanaian artisan carves the female figure by hand from sese... more

'Queen Mother' (pair) - Handmade Fertility Doll Sculptures

Asantewaa the name of this pair of dolls was a brave queen mother of the Ashanti people of Ghana. She was renowned for her ability to lead men into war and since that time many women who bear this name manifest a representative level of valor and... more

Heartfelt Wish,'Hand Crafted Wood Fertility Dolls with Glass Beads'

Artisan Winfred Korley crafts a pair of fertility dolls that is rich with meaning. The woman holds her stomach, and the man does so as well in solidarity, showing his support. The figures are carved by hand from native sese wood and adorned with... more

African wood sculpture, 'Akatesia Doll'

Ghanaian artisan Emmanuel Opoku Asante presents an original sculpture styled after the fertility dolls of West Africa. The hand-carved sese wood sculpture depicts a Ghanaian woman in tribal dress holding a pot. Akatesia means lady in the Twi dialect of... more

Salvadoran Girl in Blue,'Salvadoran Decorative Collectible Doll'

This pretty young lady is the creation of El Salvador's Marcela Moran. She crafts the decorative accent from handloomed cotton, with a basket woven of yagua palm fiber on her head that holds small ceramic fruits. The collectible doll is secured to a... more

Wood fertility doll, 'Fanti Woman'

Hand-carved of African sese wood her stylized contours are graceful and feminine. Beads adorn the body of this beautiful fertility doll by Emmanuel Opoku Asante and she wears a red loincloth. Believed to assist a woman who wants to conceive a baby this... more

Wood fertility doll, 'Ashanti Figure'

Hand-carved of African sese wood her stylized contours are graceful and feminine. Beads adorn the body of this beautiful fertility doll by Emmanuel Opoku Asante and she wears a red loincloth. Believed to assist a woman who wants to conceive a baby this... more

Wood sculpture, 'Adinkra Doll'

Inspired by tradition and Akan beliefs Abdulai Osman Adam designs this admirable sculpture featuring two legendary Adinkra images. Adinkra are visual symbols that represent concepts or aphorisms. Detailed in embossed aluminum is Gye Nyame praising... more