Fertility doll "biiga" · Burkina Faso, Mossi, Kaya style · ID: 3045681
sold
EUR 1,100
Provenance
Alfred W. Angst, Aeugstertal-Zurich, SwitzerlandSize
H: 39,5 cm
H: 15.6 inch
Description
wood, pigments, silver metal sheet, base
A doll of the same artist was auctioned on December 5, 1979 as Lot 175 at Christie’s New York (AHDRC 0006562).
The object Fertility doll “biiga” with the object ID 3045681 was part of the auction 92nd Tribal Art Auction on June 29, 2019. The object with the lot number 50 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,100 with an asking price of EUR 500.
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