Sujet
A terracotta figure of a man excavated in the Djenne/Mopti area
Légende
A terracotta figure of a man excavated in the Djenne/Mopti area, Most of these figures are found in wall cavities in the ruins of mud brick houses. It is thought that they either represent devotees in household ancestral shrines or were intended to protect the house from flooding by the Niger. Mali. Djenne/Mopti. c 13 14th c Area between Niger and Bani Rivers.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/Formerly Entwistle Gallery, now Detroit Institute of Arts
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Notre référence
UMG12A25_303
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
37,7Mo (1,2Mo) / 27,0cm x 35,0cm / 3190 x 4134 (300dpi)