Two fertility dolls "bijga" and miniature mask "ma go" · Burkina Faso, Mossi · ID: 3031742
Description
wood, brown patina, of typical abstract form, their bodies partly/resp. totally stretched with leather, collection number “M 11”/resp. “1020”, min. dam. slight traces of usage; additional: a miniature mask “ma go” of the Dan, Ivory Coast, collection number “1011”, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, h: 14 cm;
girls as well as boys used to take care for such dolls, in order to be prepared for their later parental role.
The object Two fertility dolls “bijga” and miniature mask “ma go” with the object ID 3031742 was last part of the auction 68th tribal art auction at March 3, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 305 achieved a sales price of EUR 250.
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