Fertility doll "biiga"
Burkina Faso, Mossi
sold
EUR 280
Provenance
German Private Collection (before 1968)Walter Schmidt, Würzburg/Innsbruck, Germany/Austria
Size
H: 32 cm
H: 12.6 inch
Description
middle brown wood, dark brown patina, cylindrical arm- and legless trunk with accentuated breasts, head typically flattened on both sides, incised linear tattoos, min. dam., traces of abrasion, base
Publications
AHDRC: 0141951