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Mossi Figur, "biiga" / Mossi Doll / Tribal Art

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Mossi Figur, "biiga" / Mossi Doll / Tribal Art

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8
Figur, "biiga"
Mossi, Burkina Faso
Holz. H 18 cm.

Provenienz:
Nachlass René David (1928-2015), Zürich.

biiga (Kind) genannte Figur, die als Fruchtbarkeitspuppe, Spielzeug und Schutzobjekt verwendet wurde.

Weiterführende Literatur:
Roy, Christopher (1987). Art of the Upper Volta Rivers. Meudon: Alain and Françoise Chaffin.

CHF 100 / 200
EUR 94 / 188

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Mossi Figur, "biiga" / Mossi Doll / Tribal Art

Name: Mossi Figur, \"biiga\" / Mossi Doll / Tribal Art
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