Fertility doll "biiga · Burkina Faso, Mossi · ID: 3037388
sold
EUR 330
Provenance
Mareidi Singer, Munich, GermanyBrigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
Size
H: 31 cm
H: 12.2 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, cylindrical arm- and legless trunk with accentuated breasts and numerous incisions, long neck provided with two circular piercings, min. dam., traces of insect caused damage and abrasion, base;
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.