BURKINA FASO MOSSI BIGA FERTILITY DOLLS. Mossi Biga fertility dolls from Burkina Faso, West Africa. These dolls, known as Biga (meaning "child"), are traditionally carved by male blacksmiths of the Mossi people in Burkina Faso. They are primarily associated with fertility and are often given to young girls as toys to learn about motherhood, or carried by women hoping to conceive.
