Description
Biga Mossi doll, Burkina Faso Wood H. 21,5 cm Biga Mossi doll, Burkina Faso H. 8 7/16 in Beautiful Mossi fertility doll from Burkina Faso called " Biga " which means child in Moré. A Mossi girl receives a biga during her childhood. She will then take it to her husband to become a mother, taking care of this "wooden child" as a real child. During childbirth, it takes precedence over the unborn child: it receives the first drop of milk, is washed and anointed before the flesh child. Without arms or legs, she has a sagittal crest. The face and body are marked with striations, symbolizing ritual scarification. Note the opulent chest with oblong breasts.
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Biga Mossi doll, Burkina Faso Wood H. 21,5 cm Biga Mossi doll, Burkina Faso H. 8 7/16 in Beautiful Mossi fertility doll from Burkina Faso called " Biga " which means child in Moré. A Mossi girl receives a biga during her childhood. She will then take it to her husband to become a mother, taking care of this "wooden child" as a real child. During childbirth, it takes precedence over the unborn child: it receives the first drop of milk, is washed and anointed before the flesh child. Without arms or legs, she has a sagittal crest. The face and body are marked with striations, symbolizing ritual scarification. Note the opulent chest with oblong breasts.
