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BIIGA MOSSI 3 Fertility Doll

Name: BIIGA MOSSI 3 Fertility Doll
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: 8X2DWYRJZC
Price: 320 EUR
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By Gallery GONDWANA AFRICAN ART

320 €

Period 20th century

Style Tribal Art

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This African wooden statuette is a traditional Mossi doll, linked to the Boulsa style by its long neck and the geometric shoulder of the breasts, it however has a head different from the classic shapes, called a "mouse head"! Its name Biiga doll means "wooden child" in Mooré, the language of the Mossi. In this majority ethnic group of Burkina Faso, it is a statuette symbolizing fertility and motherhood. Thus, the Biiga doll is as much a toy as an initiatory object. It accompanies girls, but also women who hope to soon conceive, until motherhood. The Biiga doll is a statuette in light wood - karitier, Egyptian myrobalan or caïlcedrat - typical of traditional African art. Biiga dolls are an almost abstract representation of the female morphology. Beautiful shiny patina of use, slight traces of wear or friction and small cracks of desiccation guarantee their authenticity.

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Additional Information

Condition	Very good
Ethnic group	Mossi - Moose
Style	Tribal Art (African Statues, Puppets, Dolls, Maternity of Tribal Art Style)
Period	20th century (African Statues, Puppets, Dolls, Maternity 20th century)
Country of origin	Burkina Faso
Width (cm)	5,5
Height (cm)	26,5
Depth (cm)	7,5
Weight (Kg)	0.3
Materials	Wood