Bust of a Deity - Inner Niger Delta, Mali - 18th Century or Earlier

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Bust of a Deity - Inner Niger Delta, Mali - 18th Century or Earlier

Name: Bust of a Deity - Inner Niger Delta, Mali - 18th Century or Earlier
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: 2D45UG9N92
Price: 2280 EUR
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Period 19th century

Style Tribal Art

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BUST of a DEITY whose ovoid skull top is equipped with a small circular headdress with a globular outgrowth.
He wears a necklace with a round pendant, his arms crossed in prayer rest his hands on his shoulders.
The latter are animated by two passport masks.
Djenné-Jeno culture, inland Niger delta, Mali 18th century or earlier
Copper alloy
H.: 9.7; W.: 9.5 cm

Bibliography:
A similar terracotta example is reproduced in the book Erde und Erz by Karl-Ferdinand Schaedler, p.47, fig.53. Another is kept at the Barbier Mueller Museum, Geneva, Switzerland.

No. B25 of the exhibition “BRONZES, MONUMENTAL MINIATURES”, second part

Ref: 2D45UG9N92

Additional Information

Condition	Good
Style	Tribal Art (African Statues, Puppets, Dolls, Maternity of Tribal Art Style)
Period	19th century (African Statues, Puppets, Dolls, Maternity 19th century)
Country of origin	South Africa