Unidentified
Praying Figure
circa 12th-15th century
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Category
Culture
Djenné Peoples
Place Made
Mali: Inland Niger Delta Region
Materials
Terracotta
Measurements
10 1/4 x 7 1/4 x 4 1/2 in (26.035 x 18.415 x 11.43 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Anonymous Fund
Accession #
2002.301
Description
Djenne terra cotta piece depicting a mourning figure with knees tucked underneath the body and hands covering the face. This piece has great formal originality in the way that it reduces the human body to single geometric shape.