Fertility doll "biga"
Burkina Faso, Mossi
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.