Standing female figure
Burkina Faso, Mossi
not available anymore
Provenance
Alfons Bermel, Berlin, GermanySize
H: 43 cm
H: 16.9 inch
Description
wood, encrusted brown patina,, slender high-towering body, incised scarifications on body and face, crested coiffure (“gyonfo”), sacrificial traces (feathers), min. dam., cracks, insect caused damage (feet), slight traces of abrasion, base;
probably used by a Mossi ruler to represent his royal ancestors. It was placed on the shrine outside the entrance to his home where yearly offerings were made to royal ancestors.
Comparing literature
Roy, Christopher D., Mossi, Milan 2015, pl. 1 ff.Publications
AHDRC: 0142127