Fertility doll "biiga" · Burkina Faso, Mossi · ID: 3037394
sold
EUR 150
Provenance
Old German Private CollectionBrigitte & Wolfgang Bofinger, Stuttgart, Germany
Size
H: 18 cm
H: 7.1 inch
Description
light brown wood, remains of blackish brown patina, arm- and legless trunk with stylized breasts, crowned by a triangular head, incisions, min. dam., traces of abrasion, acrylic base
The object Fertility doll “biiga” with the object ID 3037394 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 94 achieved a sales price of EUR 150.
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Publications
Bofinger, Brigitte & Wolfgang, Puppen aus Afrika, Stuttgart 2006, p. 68