A Mossi "Biiga" wood and leather fertility doll

A Mossi "Biiga" wood and leather fertility dollMid-20th century; Mossi Peoples, Burkina Faso, West AfricaAppears unmarkedThe carved wood stylized female figure accented with leather wrapping

3 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) 11.75

West 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 of

Ca. mid 20thC. Very good with age appropriate patina surface wear and with tiny spots of wood loss. Mossi figure with a large narrow crested head; long neck; no arms. Bamana or Malinke . Ex-Nooter col

Ca. 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 M

3 Mossi Biiga Fertility Dolls, carved wood, Mossi People, Burkina Faso, Carved Wood, 20th C. Sizes: 1)10.5"H x 2.5"W x 2.5"D (26.5 x 6.5 x 6.5 cm); 2) 9"H x 1.5"W x 1.5"D (23 x 4 x 4 cm); 3) 11.8"H x

Mossi 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 doll

Mossi 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 doll

Mossi 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 doll

West 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, as

Mossi 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: Estat

Mossi 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: Estat

Mossi Peoples, (7) Biiga dolls, Burkina Faso, (4) clad in leather, (2) wood examples with incised geometric decoration, (2) with elephantine proboscis, 14"h (tallest), 6.5" (smallest) Provenance: Esta

Mossi Peoples, (7) large Biiga dolls, Burkina Faso, 3 clad in leather, carved wood with dark patina, each carved with a stylized head on flaring handle, each approx. 15"h Provenance: Estate of Disting

TRIBAL AFRICAN ART MOSSI BIIGA FERTILITY DOLL. Burkina Faso. The biiga displays the characteristics of an adult woman, with suggestions of facial features and elaborate hairstyles, and usually with ma

African Art Carved Wood Mossi Fertility Doll from Burkina Faso Dimensions: 12 inches high x 3.5 inches wide No Reserve: This lot has no reserve, which means there is no minimum price set, so the item

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

Fruchtbarkeits-Figur, "biiga" Mossi, Burkina Faso Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 27,5 cm. Provenienz: - Wilford H.M. Morris (1921-2001), 1970/80er-Jahre in situ erworben. - Gallerie Nimba, David u

2 Puppen "biiga" Mossi, Burkina Faso Ohne Sockel / without base Holz. H 25 cm. Provenienz: Christian Zingg (1956-2023), La Chaux-de-Fonds, Schweiz. Die von Sammlern für ihre Abstraktion gesch&#22

(4) African carved wood female fertility figures, c/o Mossi Yariga Biiga (16-3/8" h), Bamileke style (13" h, splits in wood), Maasai style (14-1/2" h), Mossi (8-3/4" h)

Small figural (likely Baule) carved wood pipe with tin fittings, small fertility doll figure, probably Mossi, on gallery base, and small Baule statuette on gallery base. Two with collector's index num

African Namji Wood Fertility Doll, Cameroon/Nigeria. Carved wood covered with red and white bead strands, shells and a leather fetish packet. Provenance: Artemis Gallery, Louisville, CO; ex private Mo

Carved wooden figure of typical simplified form, in this case tightly encased in leather--likely antelope skin, with stitching down the front of the figure and with interlaced leather bands at the nec

Mossi Peoples, (3) rare bronze Biiga dolls, Burkina Faso, patinated cast bronze fertility figures, 8.5"h (largest), 4.5"h (smallest) Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Professor Philip Gould, NYC