Biiga (Child in Wood)
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unknown Mossi
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Biiga (Child in Wood)
20th century
Carved wood with string and beads
15 3/4 in. x 4 1/2 in. (40 cm x 11.5 cm)
Bryn Mawr College
Accession Number:
99.5.9
Other Number(s):
82-18 (Neufeld Collection Number)
Acquisition Date:
07/18/1991
Geography:
Africa, Burkina Faso, Volta River Basin, Boulsa
(Upper Volta)
Classification:
Ceremonial and Performance Artifacts; Ritual Objects
Culture/Nationality:
Mossi, Burkinabé, West African, African
Collection:
Neufeld Collection
Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:
African*,
akua'mma*,
beads*,
Burkina Faso*,
carvings*,
female*,
Mossi,
ritual objects*,
West African*,
wood*
- African - Refers to the cultures of the continent of Africa, which is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Mediterranean Sea.
- akua'mma - Fertility figures, usually female, of abstracted form, with disk-like heads with high oval foreheads and most often having horizontal arms, cylindrical torso, breasts, and navel; among Asante of West Africa believed to ensure conception and successful birth.
- beads - Refers to small objects, of any shape or material, pierced so that they may be strung or hung or attached, as by sewing.
- Burkina Faso - Style and culture of the people of Burkina Faso.
- carvings - Refers to works executed by cutting a figure or design out of a solid material such as stone or wood. It typically refers to works that are relatively small in size, are part of a larger work, or are not considered art. For large and medium-sized three-dimensional works of art, use the broader term "sculpture" or another appropriate term.
- female - Referring to the sex that normally produces eggs or female germ cells.
- Mossi
- ritual objects - Objects used for a particular ritual activity, often as part of a ceremony.
- West African - Styles and cultures from the region comprising the westernmost area of the African continent, defined by the United Nations as including the modern nations of Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.
- wood - The principal tissue of trees and other plants that provides both strength and a means of conducting nutrients. Wood is one of the most versatile materials known.
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- African Images, Western Imageries: Collecting and Recollecting African Bryn Mawr College , Sep 26, 1999 – Jun 15, 2000
- African and Pacific Art from the Neufeld Collection Bryn Mawr College , Apr 28, 1993 – Jun 1, 1993
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Owner Name: Mace Neufeld and Helen Katz Neufeld, Class of 1953
Role: Donor
Place: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, US
Ownership End Date: 7/18/1991
Comparanda List
The following Comparanda exist for this object:
- Christopher D. Roy, "Mossi Dolls." African Arts 14, no. 4 (August 1981): 47, 51, Figure Number: 1A, 9.
- "African Heritage Document and Research Center." (Accessed June 11, 2020): AHDRC.eu. Record No.: 0006502.
- "African Heritage Document and Research Center." (Accessed June 11, 2020): AHDRC.eu. Record No.: 0006526.
- "African Heritage Document and Research Center." (Accessed June 11, 2020): AHDRC.eu. Record No.: 0006504.
Related Bibliography List
The following Related Bibliography exist for this object:
- Christopher D. Roy, "Mossi Dolls." African Arts 14, no. 4 (August 1981): 47-88.
- Monica Blackmun Visona and Robin Poynor. A History of Art in Africa (Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc., 2001), 159-160. Figure Number: 5-40
- Christopher D. Roy, Mossi (Milan: 5 Continents Editions, 2015), 57-62, 119. Figure Number: 19, Plates 44-46
- "ÌMỌ̀ DÁRA." (Accessed May 10, 2020): Imodara.com. https://www.imodara.com/magazine/african-child-figures-are-not-dolls/.
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