Sold2023Africa, Burkina Faso, Mossi. Doll, bead necklaceAfrica, Burkina Faso, Mossi. Doll, bead necklace Size 11 1/2 inches high. Carved wood Doll, wearing bead necklace. Provenance: Private Washington DC collection of Thomas F Caroll. Acquired from HamidoSee Sold Price
Sold2022Africa, Burkina Faso, Mossi. Doll, long nose.Africa, Burkina Faso, Mossi. Doll, long nose. Size 12 1/2 inches high. Carved wood Doll, with long nose. Provenance: Private Washington DC collection of Thomas F Caroll. Acquired from Hamidou Berete,See Sold Price
Sold2022Africa, Burkina Faso, Mossi. Doll, Tall erect body.Africa, Burkina Faso, Mossi. Doll, Tall erect body. Size 13 3/8 inches high. Carved wood Doll, standing, tall erect body. Provenance: Private Washington DC collection of Thomas F Caroll. Acquired fromSee Sold Price
Sold2023Africa, Burkina Faso, Mossi. Doll, standing, helmeted, long nose.Africa, Burkina Faso, Mossi. Doll, standing, helmeted, long nose. Size 11 inches high. + mount. Carved wood Doll, standing, helmeted, long nose. Provenance: Private Washington DC collection of ThomasSee Sold Price
Sold202120th C. African Mossi Leather & Wood Janiform DollWest Africa, Burkina Faso, Mossi Tribe, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A carved wooden doll known as a biiga (literally "child") covered in tanned antelope hide and used for play by Mossi girls, asSee Sold Price
Sold201620th C. African Mossi Wood Biiga (Child) Fertility DollWest Africa, Burkina Faso, Mossi, ca. early 20th century CE. A fertility doll with a lovely honey brown patina carved from one piece of wood by an artisan of the Mossi peoples. As is characteristic ofSee Sold Price
Sold2023Carved Wooden Doll, Possibly Mossi People’s Style, Burkina Faso, West AfricaCarved wooden doll, possibly Mossi people’s style, Burkina Faso, West Africa, 20th century. Approximate size 10"H. PROVENANCE: From the estate of Dr. Philip Gould, New YorkSee Sold Price
Sold2018A Very Fine Old Mossi Bigga Fertility Doll, African ArtA very fine and well handled old Mossi Bigga doll from Burkina Faso, West Africa.Such dolls are often carved as playthings for your girls to practice being a mother, they were given to little girls inSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Mossi "Biiga" wood and leather fertility dollA Mossi "Biiga" wood and leather fertility dollMid-20th century; Mossi Peoples, Burkina Faso, West AfricaAppears unmarkedThe carved wood stylized female figure accented with leather wrappingSee Sold Price
Sold2019Lot of 3 West African Sculptures, African ArtA lot of three African wooden sculptures.A Mossi doll known as "Bigga" with incised tribal designs, from Burkina Faso, West Africa.A Senufo divination figure of a horse with stylized form and a very wSee Sold Price
Sold2017Vintage Mossi Bigga fertility doll, African ArtCarved wooden doll from the Mossi peoples of Burkina Faso, West Africa. Known as "Bigga" such dolls are used as playthings for young children, and then later in life considered teaching aides on childSee Sold Price
Sold20163 Mossi Biiga Fertility Dolls3 Mossi Biiga Fertility Dolls, Mossi People (Burkina Faso), 20th C. Carved wood, leather, beads. Sizes: 1) 12.7"H x 3"W x 3"D (32.5 x 7.5 x 7.5 cm); 2) 10.25"H x 3"W x 3"D (26 x 7.5 x 7.5 cm; 3) 11.75See Sold Price
Sold2023African Mossi Biga Doll, Boulsa KingdomAfrican Tribal Art: Mossi People, Burkina Faso, Africa: Finely carved wooden adult female figure with a distinctive forelock coiffure extending down the front of its face. 20th Century. The figure hasSee Sold Price
Sold2023Mossi Fertility Doll - Aboriginal Indigenous ArtMossi Fertility Doll - Aboriginal Indigenous Art- 19th Century Aboriginal Indigenous Art - Once ritualware for the Mossi people of Burkina Faso, Africa. Made of wood and leather. A carved wooden dollSee Sold Price
Sold2023Mossi Fertility Doll (w/ Tasel) - Aboriginal Indigenous ArtMossi Fertility Doll - Aboriginal Indigenous Art- 19th Century Aboriginal Indigenous Art - Once ritualware for the Mossi people of Burkina Faso, Africa. Made of wood and leather. A carved wooden dollSee Sold Price
Sold2023Mossi Fertility Doll (Small) - Aboriginal Indigenous ArtMossi Fertility Doll - Aboriginal Indigenous Art- 19th Century Aboriginal Indigenous Art - Once ritualware for the Mossi people of Burkina Faso, Africa. Made of wood and leather. A carved wooden dollSee Sold Price
Sold2024Burkina Faso African Carved Wood Mossi Biiga African Fertility Doll Tribal StatueCa. second half 20thC. Very good with age appropriate patina surface wear and with spots of wood loss. Glass trade beads. Mossi figure with a large narrow crested head; long neck; no arms. Bamana or MSee Sold Price
Sold2018TALL MOSSI FEMALE SCULPTUREA very tall and elongated female form with incised linear designs, raised central crest and inset beads in the eyes sealed with an organic mineral. Mossi peoples, Burkina Faso, West Africa.The sculptuSee Sold Price
Sold2021Mossi Peoples, (7) Biiga dollsMossi Peoples, (7) Biiga dolls, Burkina Faso, (1) clad in leather, (6) wood examples with incised geometric decoration, one adorned with strung beads, 15"h (tallest), 9.5" (smallest) Provenance: EstatSee Sold Price
Sold2021Mossi Peoples, (7) Biiga dollsMossi Peoples, (7) Biiga dolls, Burkina Faso, (3) clad in leather, (3) wood examples with incised geometric decoration, one adorned with strung beads, 13.5"h (tallest), 7" (smallest) Provenance: EstatSee Sold Price
Sold2023Africa, Burkina Faso Mossi Standing Female Wood Figures.(3)Africa, Burkina Faso Mossi Standing Female Wood Figures.(3) Size 12 1/4 - 14 1/4 inches high + stand. A collection of 3 Carved wood female figures. Provenance: Private Washington DC collection of ThomSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. African Mossi Wood Carved Stool**Originally Listed At $400** West Africa, Burkina Faso, Mossi people, ca. early 20th century CE. A charming, hand-carved wooden stool of abstract anthropomorphic form. The "back" of the figure is theSee Sold Price
Sold2016Early 20th C. Burkina Faso Wood Statue of WomanWest Africa, Burkina Faso, Mossi people, early 20th century CE. A tall statue with a dark, smooth wooden surface. The statue is of a woman with some facial carvings that look like tattoos or scarificaSee Sold Price
Sold201619th C. African Wood Slingshot of Female, ex-ArnovickAfrica, Burkina Faso, Mossi culture, ca. late 19th century CE. A hand carved wooden slingshot (called a Potomo Waka) depicting a female figure with nubbin breasts, spread out legs, arms carved in lowSee Sold Price
7 days LeftLeonard Auction, a division of The Leonard CompanyWest African Painted Mask Assortment$150
May 22PiasaExceptional Bobo mask Burkina Faso Caste of the forgerons Wood XIXth century H : 81 cm Very€18,000