Fertility doll "biiga"
Burkina Faso, Mossi
sold
EUR 1,200
Provenance
Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich, GermanyHarald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1984)
Size
H: 40 cm
H: 15.7 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, with long lobes, on acrylic base;
girls as well as boys used to take care for such dolls, in order to be prepared for their later role as parents.