Djenne maternity, in seating position, holding a child in its arms, collected in the Djenne-Jeno region, Mali: eroded condition, the end of the cultural use of these figures is unknown.

Karl-Ferdinand Schaedler, Erde und Erz, 2500 Jahre, Afrikanische Kunst aus Terrakotta und Metall, Panterra Verlag, 1997:51, De Grunne, Bernard, u.a.Terra d'Africa, terra d'Acheologia: la grande scultura in terracotta del Mali: Djenne VIII-XVI sec. " 1990:48 , 30 cm, De Grunne, Bernard, The Terracotta Statuary of the Inland Delta of the Niger in Mali / La Statuaire en Terre Cuite du Delta Interieur du Niger au Mali / Figürliche Terrakotten aus dem Gebiet des Niger-Binnendeltas in Mali, München 1982

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Height: 28 cm
Weight: 4,4 kg

The sculpture was found in the Djenne-Jeno-region.

"During the period of French colonial rule, fragments of terracotta figures occasionally came to light on the sites of the long-abandoned villages scattered throuhout the inland Niger Delta. At first little attention was paid to them.

Klassifizierung nach Augentypen:

A Oval, oben gerändert, unten gestrichelt
B Oval, durchgehend gestrichelt
C Oval, durchgehend gerändert
a. Ränder konisch vorstehend
b. Ränder flach geritzt

D Oval gerändert, seitlich auslaufend

E Kugelförmig
a. halbkugelförmig aufsitzend

F Kaffebohnenförmig
a.oval aufsitzend

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A Djenne-funeral urn with the typical
positions of the excavated sculptures