Fertility doll "biga" · Burkina Faso, Mossi · ID: 3045338
sold
EUR 2,300
Size
H: 38 cm
H: 15.0 inch
Description
wood, base
“Biga” (= child) figures always show the typical characteristics of a young Mossi mother: crested coiffure, long drawn breasts and incised scarifications, as engraved on the Mossi girls when they reach puberty.
The object Fertility doll “biga” with the object ID 3045338 was part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction on March 9, 2019. The object with the lot number 116 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,300 with an asking price of EUR 600.
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Comparing literature
Bofinger, Brigitte & Wolfgang, Puppen aus Afrika, Stuttgart 2006, p. 66 ff.