Unidentified
Architectural Model with Serpents
circa 11th-17th century
Category
Culture
Djenné
Place Made
Mali: Inland Niger Delta Region
Materials
Terracotta
Measurements
9 x 8 1/4 x 9 in (22.86 x 20.955 x 22.86 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Robert P. Gordy Fund
Accession #
90.196
Description
Architectural sculpture depicting two serpents covered in impressed zigzag motifs coiled around a square trapezoidal-shaped building with a conical finial roof. The serpents heads meet at the partially open door, from which a human arm emerges along the side in relief.