Ex: Alain Lecomte, Paris
This Mossi figure has been vetted as being authentic with signs of use and age.
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Despite its appearance the Mossi figure below shows no evidence of age or use and was probably made to be sold.
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Photographs © Hamill Gallery
MOSSI
FIGURES
Figures like these could have been used by either a chief or a commoner. For a chief it would have been a symbol of office or a memorial after death. The scarification patterns and body adornment were indications of rank.
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