Fertility doll "biiga" · Burkina Faso, Mossi · ID: 3041796
sold
EUR 300
Provenance
German Private Collection (before 1968)Walter Schmidt, Würzburg/Innsbruck, Germany/Austria
Size
H: 21,5 cm
H: 8.5 inch
Description
wood, dark brown patina, drilled ears, nose, eyes and navel, incisions, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, base
The object Fertility doll “biiga” with the object ID 3041796 was part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction on May 27, 2017. The object with the lot number 12 achieved a sales price of EUR 300 with an asking price of EUR 200.
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AHDRC: 0141950