Five fertility dolls "biiga"
Burkina Faso, Mossi
Vendu
200 €
Provenance
Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany (1983, acquired in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso)Description
wood, brown patina, a) light brown head, dark brown body, h: 25 cm; b) of typical form with incised ornaments, h: 23 cm; c) stylized body, without facial features, on acrylic base, h: 19,5 cm; d) carved incisions, cracks, h: 16,5 cm; e) coated with leather, missing parts, h: 15 cm; all showing slight traces of abrasion