Zemanek-Münster

Standing female figure

Burkina Faso, Mossi
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

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