AKUA'BA ARE HAND CARVED WOODEN FERTILITY DOLLS FROM GHANA. THEY ARE CARRIED BY WOMEN WHO DREAM OF BECOMING MOTHERS. AKUA'BA CELEBRATE AKAN BEAUTY STANDARDS: DELICATE OVAL SHAPED HEADS, LONG THICK NECKS AND SCARIFICATION. SHE WAS NAMED AFTER A YOUNG AKAN WOMAN NAMED AKUA WHO WAS BARREN AND DESPERATELY WANTED TO HAVE A CHILD. WHEN NOTHING ELSE WORKED, SHE CONSULTED THE VILLAGE PRIEST WHO TOLD HER TO CARVE A BEAUTIFUL WOODEN CHILD-LIKE DOLL AND CARRY HER ON YOUR BACK EVERYDAY. LOVE HER, AS IF SHE WERE YOUR OWN.