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The characteristic Mossi Biiga fertility doll from Burkina Faso, carved from hard wood and adorned with leather and cowhide horns.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Description<\/strong>
\nThe strongly stylized figure has the characteristic elongated shape of a Mossi Biiga, with a slender torso, pronounced breasts, and a wide, flattened headdress. At the front of the head, a long curved braid protrudes forward, a striking element that refers to a traditional hairstyle of young Mossi women.<\/p>\n

The wooden core is partially covered with dark brown leather, which is attached with leather straps around the body. Cowhide patches are applied around the torso and underside. The combination of wood, weathered leather and shells gives the doll a rich and textured surface.<\/p>\n

Origin & meaning<\/strong>
\nBiiga dolls were given to girls by the Mossi and were used to care for, carry and dress children. In this way, they played a role in preparing for motherhood. Later, the dolls could also be associated with marriage, pregnancy and the desire to have children, which is why they are often referred to as fertility dolls.<\/p>\n

This example was in a Dutch private collection and was acquired from it by Michel Maes in Maastricht between 1994 and 2005.<\/p>\n

Dimensions & condition<\/strong>
\nH 34 \u00d7 B 6.5 \u00d7 D 11.5 cm.
\nWeight: 598 grams.<\/p>\n

In good condition with signs of age and use. The leather shows wear and aging, and the wooden parts have dark signs of use.<\/p>\n

Provenance<\/strong>
\nDutch private collection
\nMichel Maes, Maastricht, acquired from the above collection, 1994\u20132005<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Karaktervolle Mossi Biiga vruchtbaarheidspop uit Burkina Faso, gesneden uit hardhout en aangekleed met leer en kaurischelpen. Beschrijving De sterk gestileerde figuur heeft de kenmerkende langgerekte vorm van een Mossi Biiga, met een slanke romp, geprononceerde borsten en een brede, afgeplatte hoofdtooi. Aan de voorzijde van het hoofd steekt een lange gebogen haarvlecht naar voren, een […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":260191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"Mossi Biiga vruchtbaarheidspop Burkina Faso | Vergulde Kat","_seopress_titles_desc":"Mossi Biiga vruchtbaarheidspop uit Burkina Faso van hout en leer, versierd met kaurischelpen. Provenance Michel Maes, Maastricht. H 34 cm.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"Mossi Biiga,Mossi Biiga pop,Mossi vruchtbaarheidspop,Biiga vruchtbaarheidspop,Mossi pop Burkina Faso,Afrikaanse vruchtbaarheidspop,traditionele Afrikaanse pop,tribale kunst Burkina Faso,Mossi kunst,Afrikaanse kunst Burkina Faso,houten Mossi pop,Mossi pop met leer,Mossi pop met kaurischelpen,kaurischelpen Afrikaanse kunst,Biiga met leer,Afrikaanse pop hout en leer,tribale pop Afrika,Afrikaanse vruchtbaarheidssculptuur,Mossi beeld,Mossi sculptuur,Afrikaanse vrouwenfiguur,etnografische kunst Burkina Faso,traditionele Mossi kunst,Michel Maes Maastricht,Afrikaanse kunst Michel Maes","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[]},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[69,54],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-264113","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-beelden-kunst-uit-afrika","product_cat-kunst-uit-afrika","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/264113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/260191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=264113"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=264113"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=264113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}