Biiga (Doll)
Maker
Unknown, Mossi
ClassificationsToys
Dimensions20 H x 3.5 W x 3.5 D cm
Materials/TechniqueWood
Credit LineGift of the Herman Copen Trust
Object numberAF2002.0682.COP
DescriptionDoll (biiga) with breasts and hornbill hairdo
Place of origin / madeBurkina Faso (Upper Volta), Africa
Collections
Exhibitions
Gender and Society in Africa
Opening the Africa Collection
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Unknown, Mossi
Unknown, Rarámuri (Tarahumara)

