Big fertility doll "biiga" · Burkina Faso, Mossi · ID: 3035898
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Size
H: 39 cm
H: 15.4 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, characteristic form, incised scarifications, min. dam., fine cracks, traces of abrasion;
with the Mossi girls as well as boys used to take care for such dolls, in order to be prepared for their later role as parents.
Comparing literature
Cameron, Elisabeth L., Isn't she a doll? Los Angeles 1996, p. 33