id:			152343
accession number:	1985.199
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1985.199
updated:		2020-11-04 21:25:31.193000

Male Figure, possibly 1300s-1600s. Western Sudan, Mali, Inland Niger Delta, possibly 14th-17th century. Terracotta; overall: 19.7 cm (7 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1985.199

title:				Male Figure
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creation date:			possibly 1300s-1600s
creation date earliest:		1300
creation date latest:		1600
current location:		108A Sub-Saharan
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Western Sudan, Mali, Inland Niger Delta, possibly 14th-17th century
technique:	Terracotta
department:	African Art
collection:	African Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 19.7 cm (7 3/4 in.)
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* CMA 1986: "Year in Review 1985," Bulletin 73 (February 1986), no. 170, p. 69, repr. p.64.

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PROVENANCE

	(Michael Oliver, Inc., NY, 1985)
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wall description: 
Figures like this would have been used in rituals by the ancestors of the present-day inhabitants of the Inland Niger Delta. Representing the gods and kings or queens associated with the region’s former residents, the figures received prayers and offerings in exchange for their support. The seated position of this male has been interpreted as a harmful pose intended to bring death to an individual.
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