Zemanek-Münster

Fertility doll "biiga" ·  Burkina Faso, Mossi · ID: 3040889

sold EUR 250
Provenance
Nusser, Munich, Germany
Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1990)
Size
H: 30 cm
H: 11.8 inch

Description

wood, dark brown patina, head with tattoos and decorative curl in front of the face, the typical hairdo of Mossi girls and women, min. dam., fine cracks, slight traces of abrasion, plate


The object Fertility doll “biiga” with the object ID 3040889 was last part of the auction 84th Tribal Art Auction at November 5, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 171 achieved a sales price of EUR 250.

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