Register Auction 105
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Zoomorphic terracotta sculpture, Mali, Ténenkou, Size: H: 46 cm (H: 18.1 inch), ID: 3052422
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Lot 244
Auction 105

Zoomorphic terracotta sculpture ·  Mali, Ténenkou · ID: 3052422

Starting price EUR 2,000
Estimated price EUR 3,500
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Provenance
Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland
Size
H: 46 cm
H: 18.1 inch

Description

fired red clay / ceramic,

Ténenkou is a small district close to Mopti, Mali, west of the Inland Delta. A number of terracotta figures were found in its vicinity, dating from the 12th to the 16th century, and apparently discovered only around 1990. (Schädler, 1992, p. 42)

Comparing literature

Schädler, Karl-Ferdinand, Götter - Geister - Ahnen, München 1992, p. 42

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