"Bust Of A Deity - Inner Niger Delta, Mali - 18th Century Or Earlier"
A DIVINITY BUST whose ovoid skull is crowned by a small circular headdress with a globular protrusion. He is wearing a necklace with a round pendant, his arms crossed in prayer and his hands resting on his shoulders.
Two passport masks are placed on his shoulders.
Djenné-Jeno culture, Inner Niger Delta, Mali 18th century or earlier
Copper alloy
H. 9.7; L 9.5 cm
Bibliography:
A similar example in terracotta is reproduced in the book Erde und Erz by Karl-Ferdinand Schaedler, p.47, fig.53. Another is in the Musée Barbier Mueller, Geneva, Switzerland.
No. B25 from the exhibition ‘BRONZES, MINIATURES MONUMENTALES’, part two
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