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MOSSI, Burkina Faso. Wood, very nice brown patina....

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MOSSI, Burkina Faso. Wood, very nice brown patina. Fertility doll "Biga'a", it evokes the child to come. Stylized representation of a female character, the cylindrical body decorated with scarification and a long braided hairstyle. 1st third of the 20th century. Height: 23.7 cm. Slight erosions. Literary reference: "Glory of the woman in African art", Dinard 2008, page 101. Provenance: -Collection particulière, Carantec. -Provenance Jean-Michel Huguenin, Galerie Majestic, Paris.