Rolex - Submariner Date - Ingen mindstepris - 16800 - Mænd - 1980-1989
BIGA MOSSI DOLL - Figur - Burkina Faso (Ingen mindstepris)
Nr. 84264139
Charming Biga Mossi
Saponé style. (Burkina Faso).
22,5 cms.
This fertility doll is a "Biga" figure from the Mossi people of Burkina Faso. As stated by the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, wood dolls in the form of stylized female figures are carved by Mossi blacksmiths. Parents give them to their daughters, who use them as playthings and to learn child care skills. Later the figures may play a role in initiation and childbirth. If a woman is having trouble conceiving she may commission a new, larger version of her childhood doll.
Traces of tribally used item
Charming Biga Mossi
Saponé style. (Burkina Faso).
22,5 cms.
This fertility doll is a "Biga" figure from the Mossi people of Burkina Faso. As stated by the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, wood dolls in the form of stylized female figures are carved by Mossi blacksmiths. Parents give them to their daughters, who use them as playthings and to learn child care skills. Later the figures may play a role in initiation and childbirth. If a woman is having trouble conceiving she may commission a new, larger version of her childhood doll.
Traces of tribally used item
Æra
1900-2000
Værkets titel
BIGA MOSSI DOLL
Oprindelsesland
Burkina Faso
Materiale
Træ
Sold with stand
Ja
Stand
Rimelig stand - brugt meget og mindre dele mangler muligvis
Højde
22 cm
Bredde
5 cm
Dybde
5 cm
Anslået periode
1950-1960
