Rolex - Submariner Date - Zonder Minimumprijs - 16800 - Heren - 1980-1989
BIGA MOSSI DOLL - Figuur - Burkina Faso (Zonder Minimumprijs)
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
Era
1900-2000
Titel van kunstwerk
BIGA MOSSI DOLL
Land van herkomst
Burkina Faso
Materiaal
Hout
Sold with stand
Ja
Staat
Redelijke staat - zwaar gebruikt en mogelijk ontbreken er kleine onderdelen
Hoogte
22 cm
Breedte
5 cm
Diepte
5 cm
Geschatte periode
1950-1960
