A male terracotta sculpture in the style of Djenne, 20th century, collected in 2004 in the Inner Niger Delta, between Segou and Mopti, in a seated position, with his right hand resting on his right knee and his left hand on the head, several incised bracelets on each upper arm and wrist, a very long neck and an elongated bearded head with protruding lips and eyes, the eyes bordered all around, a triangular broad nose; a chip on the left foot, occhre to greyish patina.

Lit.: Karl-Ferdinand Schaedler, Erde und Erz, 2500 Jahre Afrikanische Kunst aus Terrakotta und Metall, Panterra Verlag, 1997. De Grunne, Bernard, u.a.Terra d'Africa, terra d'Acheologia. La grande scultura in terracotta del Mali. Djenne VIII-XVI sec. 1990. 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. Susan Mcintosh (Hrsg.): Excavations at Jenne-Jeno, Hambarketolo, and Kaniana (Inland Niger Delta, Mali), the 1981 Season. University of California Press, Berkeley, 1995.

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Height: 20 cm
Weight: 2,45 kg