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Detail of the Kneeling Female with Crossed Arms from Mali in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, February 2020
Title: Kneeling Female Figure with Crossed Arms
Date: 12th–15th century
Geography: Mali, Inland Niger Delta
Culture: Middle Niger civilization
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 20 × W. 8 3/8 × D. 10 3/4 in. (50.8 × 21.3 × 27.3 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Sculpture
Credit Line: The Menil Collection, Houston
Middle Niger figurative representations feature a diverse cast of protagonists, from committed couples to the striking personage of a kneeling male. Many of these figures assume recumbent, prostrate, or upward-gazing postures. Gestures of arms crossed against the chest or covering the face suggest attitudes of prayer.
Text from: tps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/736482
Date: 12th–15th century
Geography: Mali, Inland Niger Delta
Culture: Middle Niger civilization
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 20 × W. 8 3/8 × D. 10 3/4 in. (50.8 × 21.3 × 27.3 cm)
Classification: Ceramics-Sculpture
Credit Line: The Menil Collection, Houston
Middle Niger figurative representations feature a diverse cast of protagonists, from committed couples to the striking personage of a kneeling male. Many of these figures assume recumbent, prostrate, or upward-gazing postures. Gestures of arms crossed against the chest or covering the face suggest attitudes of prayer.
Text from: tps://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/736482
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