Rolex - Submariner Date - Ingen reservasjonspris - 16800 - Herre - 1980-1989
BIGA MOSSI DOLL - Statue - Burkina Faso (Ingen reservasjonspris)
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
Æra
1900-2000
Tittel på kunstverk
BIGA MOSSI DOLL
Opprinnelsesland
Burkina Faso
Materiale
Tre
Sold with stand
Ja
Tilstand
Grei tilstand - mye brukt og med muligens mindre deler mangler
Height
22 cm
Width
5 cm
Depth
5 cm
1950–1960
