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Mossi-Figur, "biiga"

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Figur, "biiga": 11 Figur, "biiga" Mossi, Burkina Faso (African Art, Art Africain, Art d’Afrique, Afrikanische Kunst, Tribal Art, Art Premier) Gesockelt (base included) Holz, Leder überzogen. H 19 cm. Provenienz: -

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Figur, "biiga": 10 Figur, "biiga" Mossi, Burkina Faso Gesockelt (base included) Holz, Leder überzogen. H 19 cm. Provenienz: - Emil Storrer, Zürich. - Galerie Walu, Zürich (2013). - Schweizer Privatsammlung, Züric

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Figur, "biiga": 11 Figur, "biiga" Mossi, Burkina Faso Gesockelt (base included) Holz, Leder überzogen. H 19 cm. Provenienz: - Emil Storrer (1917-1989), Zürich. - Galerie Walu, Zürich (2013). - Schweizer Privatsamm

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African Fertility Doll: Small carved wood figure with crested head, cylidrical body with female breasts and incised geometric figures. Possibly a small Mossi biiga doll or a Zaramo Mwana Hiti child figure. On custom gallery

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Item Details

Description

16
Figur, "biiga"
Mossi, Burkina Faso
Ohne Sockel / without base
Holz. H 18 cm.

Provenienz:
- vermutl. Maria Wyss, Basel.
- Hannah Salathé (1926-2012), Basel.
- Schweizer Nachlass Basel.

Die für ihre Abstraktion geschätzten biiga (Kind) genannten Puppen wurden als Spielzeuge und als Fruchtbarkeit spendende Figuren verwendet.

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

CHF 50 / 100
EUR 43 / 86

(African Art, Tribal Art, Afrikanische Kunst, Art Africain, Ethnographic Art)