The genre of hand-made carvings that is mother-and-child art is rich in its symbolism of the importance to African people about maternity. These types of sculptures represent the concerns of motherhood and fertility, it is divine. Almost every tribe in Africa repeats these carvings of motherhood, in many different styles as well. To ensure healthy pregnancy, and birth, these maternity sculptures and spiritual aids are issued for protection to ensure a state of complete purity, spirituality, and fertility.