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EthiDolls continues to seek
inspirational role models by celebrating the lives and stories of African
women leaders from history. Our new doll is based on Yaa Asantewaa, Queen
Mother of the Asante - modern day Ghana – also known as - The Gold Coast of
Africa – The storybook and audio CD chronicle her remarkable life.
Yaa Asantewaa truly embodied
leadership qualities: she was a visionary, a
stateswoman, politician, military leader and tactician while simultaneously
performing the traditional roles of wife, mother, grandmother, and farmer.
Neither her gender, her age (she was 60 in 1900), nor the might of a superior
military power deterred her from her mission in life.
Our Queen Mother Yaa Asantewaa
represents a true icon and a woman of distinction. Then as now, she serves as
a remarkable role model who fought for the rights and dignity of her people.
The Queen Mother’s traditional
Ghanaian dress design is still worn today. The authentic fabric design pattern
for royal women is based on museum archives and her lavish gold jewelry
adornment represents The Gold Coast of Africa. The dolls are hand-crafted for
EthiDolls® by Madame Alexander®.
The book and audio CD tell the extraordinary
story of this remarkable woman, a celebrated icon and a woman of distinction.
The only woman leader at a secret meeting of the members of the Asante
government at Kumasi, she singularly and decisively took up arms inspiring her
countrymen to defend their sovereignty.
Her
singular act of bravery in 1900 catapulted her to international fame. Then as
now her story resonates through the ages.
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Makeda, the Queen of Sheba, is depicted as she probably looked at the height of her glorious reign. Handwoven in Ethiopia by artisans using ancient methods, the costume is an authentic Ethiopian design with a traditional border of gold, lapis lazuli, ruby red and the emerald green colors of her kingdom. Her lustrous black hair is braided from the front to back in a long, natural wave.
What a beautiful doll.
My duaghter Ezuka has been in love with her Little Mermaid doll. I have been trying to get her to see that black is beautiful and that our skin is beautiful. I did everything...bought black dolls etc… nothing worked...until MAKEDA. The moment she got your doll she embraced her African heritage.