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Representations of fertility are fairly common artifacts. This African symbol was acquired by me during my travel in Africa. It was purchased at the same time as the Mende mask, which highlighted African beauty and that I featured in an earlier post. The history of fertility dolls and statutes stretches far back in the history of man.
See a famous ancient artifact that may also be a fertility symbol at this link to PBS http://www.pbs.org/howartmadetheworld/episodes/human/venus/ and at this art history link http://www.asu.edu/cfa/wwwcourses/art/SOACore/Willendorf_portfolio.htm.
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