Standing female figure · Burkina Faso, Mossi · ID: 3047300
sold
EUR 500
Provenance
Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, France (2012)Pierluigi Peroni, Gallarate, Italy
Size
H: 40,3 cm
H: 15.9 inch
Description
wood, pigments, base
Possibly a rare variant of fertility doll “biiga” with fully formed arms (partly broken off) and legs.
Comparing literature
Dagan, Esther A., African Dolls for play and magic, Montreal 1990, p. 49, ill. 4.3