Fertility doll "biiga
Burkina Faso, Mossi
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Provenance
Berndt Helleberg, Stockholm, SwedenTaille
H: 34 cm
H: 13.4 inch
Description
wood, shiny brown patina, pokerwork, cylindrical arm- and legless trunk with accentuated breasts and numerous incisions, min. dam., small missing parts (coiffure, base), cracks, base;
with the Mossi girls as well as boys used to take care for such dolls, in order to be prepared for their later role as parents.