Rolex - Submariner Date - Ei pohjahintaa - 16800 - Miehet - 1980-1989
BIGA MOSSI DOLL - Figuuri - Burkina Faso (Ei pohjahintaa)
Nro. 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
Aikakausi
1900-2000
Taideteoksen nimi
BIGA MOSSI DOLL
Alkuperämaa
Burkina Faso
Materiaali
Puu
Sold with stand
Kyllä
Kunto
Kohtalainen - paljon käytetty, mahdollisia puuttuvia osia
Leveys
22 cm
Leveys
5 cm
Syvyys
5 cm
Arvioitu ajanjakso
1950-1960
