File:Archer Figure, Inland Niger Delta Style, Inland Niger Delta region, Mali, 13th-15th century, Ceramic (2922764607).jpg
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DescriptionArcher Figure, Inland Niger Delta Style, Inland Niger Delta region, Mali, 13th-15th century, Ceramic (2922764607).jpg | Since the 1940s, low-fired ceramic figures and fragments such as this have been unearthed at various sites throughout the Inland Niger Delta region, an area that once had highly developed urban centers. These works are among the earliest known surviving art forms in sub-Saharan Africa. The makers were from the various peoples in the region, but it is not known whether they were men or women. Using a mixture of coarse clay and added grog (crushed pot sherds), the potters modeled the figures by hand. Some were modeled in separate parts and fitted together. Most surviving examples are solid, but a few are hollow and built with clay coils. Surfaces are polished and covered with a red slip (clay wash). These massive works are among the largest known terracotta figures created by sub-Saharan African potters. By the 15th or 16th century, environmental and political events caused the urban centers of the Delta region to be abandoned, and the art tradition did not survive. Research, including local oral traditions, indicates that all ethnic groups in the Delta region used these figures. The earliest known written reference to them occurs in a letter of 1447. In it, a visiting Italian merchant remarked that the figures were kept in sanctuaries and venerated as representing the deified ancestors of famous founding rulers of the region. The elaborate dress of the figures suggests ceremonial military attire, and they may represent warriors who were once allies of the Malian emperor Sundjata Keita (c. 1210-c. 1260). Based on stylistic comparisons with similar figures, these works can be tentatively dated to between the 13th and 15th centuries.: Museum: Collection search |
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Archer Figure, Inland Niger Delta Style, Inland Niger Delta region, Mali, 13th-15th century, Ceramic
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Author | Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA |
Camera location | 38° 53′ 16.88″ N, 77° 01′ 32.03″ W | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 38.888022; -77.025564 |
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Camera manufacturer | Canon |
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ISO speed rating | 400 |
Date and time of data generation | 13:27, 21 September 2008 |
Lens focal length | 28 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
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Software used | ACD Systems Digital Imaging |
File change date and time | 22:48, 7 October 2008 |
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Date and time of digitizing | 13:27, 21 September 2008 |
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