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BIGA MOSSI DOLL - Φιγούρα - Μπουρκίνα Φάσο (χωρίς τιμή ασφαλείας)
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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
Εποχή
1900-2000
Τίτλος έργου τέχνης
BIGA MOSSI DOLL
Χώρα
Μπουρκίνα Φάσο
Υλικό
Ξύλο
Sold with stand
Ναι
Κατάσταση
Fair condition - heavily used & with possibly minor parts missing
Height
22 cm
Width
5 cm
Depth
5 cm
1950-1960
