Rolex - Submariner Date - Ohne Mindestpreis - 16800 - Herren - 1980-1989
BIGA MOSSI DOLL - Figur - Burkina Faso (Ohne Mindestpreis)
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
Epoche
1900-2000
Titel des Kunstwerks
BIGA MOSSI DOLL
Herkunftsland
Burkina Faso
Material
Holz
Sold with stand
Ja
Zustand
Mäßiger Zustand - stark gebraucht & mit möglicherweise fehlenden kleineren Teilen
Höhe
22 cm
Breite
5 cm
Tiefe
5 cm
Geschätzter Zeitraum
1950-1960
