{"product_id":"tall-mossi-biiga-figure-burkina-faso-carved-wood-94-cm","title":"Tall Mossi Biiga Figure – Burkina Faso, Carved Wood (94 Cm)","description":"A carved wood figure attributed to the Mossi peoples of Burkina Faso, in the style of the Biiga (plural: Biise) fertility\/companion doll. The figure has an oval, helmet-like head carved in profile with deep-set eyes, a straight nose, and a pursed mouth, set on a slender neck above a smooth, columnar body that tapers gently to a flat cylindrical base — consistent with the abstracted, minimalist style typical of Biiga carving. The surface shows a weathered two-tone patina, dark grey-brown with lighter striated wood exposed through wear, along with visible age-related cracking to the torso.\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).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetails:\u003cbr\u003eAttribution: Mossi peoples, Burkina Faso\u003cbr\u003eType: Biiga fertility\/companion figure\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: Carved wood, weathered two-tone patina\u003cbr\u003eHeight: approx. 94 cm (please confirm — unusually large for this figure type; see note below)\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Age-consistent surface wear, visible cracking to torso (see photos)","brand":"Alobalo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48201289924834,"sku":"ALB-FIG-042","price":235.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/2201\/3922\/files\/6bef8f59-4bb8-4436-a9f6-3007fc79e11b.jpg?v=1786490859","url":"https:\/\/www.alobalo.shop\/products\/tall-mossi-biiga-figure-burkina-faso-carved-wood-94-cm","provider":"Alobalo ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}