Material properties

This object is made out of wood, (glass) beads, plant fiber and pigment. 

Below is another Akua'ba from the Asante-people: Akua'ba Wereldmuseum. This is a smaller and more common version; anthropomorphic, a female figure with a round and broad face that still has red powder on it. With cowries as earrings and beads around the neck and waist. 

Akua'ba, Wereldmuseum, artist and date unknown