Lot n° 369
Estimation :
200 - 300
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MOSSI, Burkina Faso. A fertility doll featuring a female bus - Lot 369
MOSSI, Burkina Faso. A fertility doll featuring a female bust with generous breasts, a slender body and a head slightly oriented towards the sky, topped by a broad sagittal crest. Bigas dolls were used by young Mossi girls as objects of transition and protection. Passed on by their mother or grandmother, they accompanied their owner through the major stages of life, from initiation to motherhood. Carrying symbols of beauty and fertility, they were symbolically cared for, dressed and fed, embodying the desired or future child. Hardwood, old honey-brown patina, wear marks. Height. Height : 27 cm
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