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A Mossi Fertility Doll, "biiga"

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Item Details

Description

Fruchtbarkeits-Figur, "biiga"
Mossi, Burkina Faso
Ohne Sockel / without base
Holz. H 35,5 cm.

Provenienz:
- Edith Abegglen, Galerie Carambol, Basel.
- Schweizer Privatsammlung, Basel.

Die von Sammlern für ihre Abstraktion geschätzten "biiga" (Kind) genannten Figuren wurden lokal als Spielzeuge und als Fruchtbarkeit spendende Objekte verwendet.

Weiterführende Literatur:
Trebbin, Cornelius (1995). Kinderspielpuppe - oder im Kult geheiligte, symbolische Figur in Burkina Faso. Forschungsergebnisse und Versuch einer Darstellung. Köln: Heinrich-Barth-Gesellschaft.

CHF 200 / 400

Condition

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Weight

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A Mossi Fertility Doll, "biiga"

Name: A Mossi Fertility Doll, \"biiga\"
SKU: 171828739
Price: 140 CHF
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