Mossi artist, Biiga fertility figure

(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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An early 20th-century Mossi People wooden fertility figure from Burkina Faso, West Africa. The protrusions on the sides of the flat head mimic the hairstyle of an unmarried woman. A figurine with a lo

An early 20th-century Mossi People wooden fertility figure from Burkina Faso, West Africa. The protrusions on the sides of the flat head mimic the hairstyle of an unmarried woman. A figurine with a lo

An early 20th-century Mossi People wooden fertility figure from Burkina Faso, West Africa. The protrusions on the sides of the flat head mimic the hairstyle of an unmarried woman. A figurine with a lo

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

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

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

Carved wood female fertility figurine- Yariga Biiga, from the Mossi peoples of West Africa. Measures approx. 11 3/4" tall, 2 1/4" wide, 3 1/2" deep.

20 Figur, "biiga" Mossi, Burkina Faso H 27 cm. Provenienz: Nachlass Rene David, Zuerich. biiga (Kind) genannte Figur, die als Fruchtbarkeitspuppe, Spielzeug und Schutzobjekt verwendet wurde. Weiterfue

Sculptor and ceramicist, Frank Colson, was a sort of godfather to all the swirling artistic activity that gave Sarasota such acclaim as an artists' colony after World War II. Provenance: Estate of Fra

A Group of African Fertility Figures including Akua Ba Dolls and 3 Mossi People figures from the Congo. {QYAM5234/6} (WK) Dimensions: Akua Ba: 10-17.5 H Mossi: 9 - 16 H Provenance: Property from the e

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

"Goddess of Fertility", a female caped figure behind a vase of flowers, oil on canvas. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist herself in '88. Theresa Ferber Bernstein was born in Philadelphia a

Rapa Nui People, Moai paepae fertility figure, 19th/20th c., Easter Island, carved hardwood, rare female figure modeled standing with carved coiffure, inlaid eyes, ear plugs, standing with hands over

Figur, "akuaba" Asante, Ghana Mit Sockel / with base Holz, Glasperlen. H 24 cm. Provenienz: Martin Gross (1922-2017), Biel (erworben am 04.07.1968). Akua-mma-Figuren wurden von Frauen verehrt, damit i