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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

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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)

The object Zoomorphic terracotta sculpture with the object ID 3052422 was last part of the auction Auction 105 at November 15, 2025 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 244.

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Comparing literature

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

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