Rolex - Submariner Date - No Reserve Price - 16800 - Men - 1980-1989
BIGA MOSSI DOLL - Figure - Burkina Faso (No Reserve Price)
No. 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
Era
1900-2000
Title
BIGA MOSSI DOLL
Country of Origin
Burkina Faso
Material
Wood
Sold with stand
Yes
Condition
Fair condition - heavily used & with possibly minor parts missing
Height
22 cm
Width
5 cm
Depth
5 cm
Estimated Period
1950-1960
