Statuetta di antenato - Mossi - Burkina Faso
N. 83782735
BIGA MOSSI DOLL - Statuetta - Burkina Faso
N. 83782735
BIGA MOSSI DOLL - Statuetta - Burkina Faso
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
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