{"product_id":"mossi-biiga-figure-burkina-faso-carved-wood-large-scale-102-cm","title":"Mossi Biiga Figure – Burkina Faso, Carved Wood, Large Scale (102 Cm)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAttribution: Mossi peoples, Burkina Faso\u003cbr\u003eType: Biiga fertility\/companion figure\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Carved wood, weathered two-tone patina\u003cbr\u003eHeight: approx. 102 cm (please confirm — unusually large for this figure type; see note above)\u003cbr\u003eWeight: approx. 5 kg\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Age-consistent surface wear, natural cracking\/graining visible \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout this piece: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA carved wood figure attributed to the Mossi peoples of Burkina Faso, in the style of the Biiga (plural: Biise) fertility\/companion doll. The figure presents an oval, helmet-like head with a carved face in profile — deep-set eyes, a straight nose, and pursed mouth — set atop a slender, elongated neck. The body is reduced to a smooth, columnar form tapering to a flat cylindrical base, in keeping with the abstracted, minimalist style typical of Biiga carving. The surface has a weathered two-tone patina, dark grey-brown with lighter striated passages of wood exposed through wear.\u003cbr\u003eAmong the Mossi, Biiga dolls were traditionally carried by young girls and women in the hope of ensuring fertility and a beautiful, healthy child, later becoming treasured personal or ceremonial objects. Their reduced, columnar forms emphasize the head, echoing broader Voltaic-region conventions around fertility carving (compare to the Akan Akuaba tradition).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"\u0026 Other Stories","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48201279078626,"sku":"ALB-FIG-040","price":253.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/2201\/3922\/files\/6cfdf15b-ae18-48e4-95ec-6872659931ab.jpg?v=1786490302","url":"https:\/\/www.alobalo.shop\/products\/mossi-biiga-figure-burkina-faso-carved-wood-large-scale-102-cm","provider":"Alobalo ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}