A delicate, ancient statuette in one of the classic positions of Djenné art: seated, legs bent, head resting on crossed arms. Djenné civilization, Mali Dating: 1300 - 1500 A.D. (QED 1406 / BA-0401) Smooth red ochre terracotta pitted on the surface with gray clay, broken / glued (original piece), slight age cracks. H. 17 cm Provenance : - Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels - Marc Blanpain Collection, Brussels Publications and Exhibitions : - Schaedler, Earth and Ore. 2500 Years of African Art in Terra-cotta and Metal, 1997, p. 59, no. 72, Burgrieden-Rot, Museum Villa Rot, June - November 1998 Merke-Gabor, "Geheimnisvoller, schwarzer Kontinent" in Schweiliche Zeitung, July 23, 1998 - Grunne (de), Djenné-Jeno. 1000 ans de sculpture en terre cuite au Mali / Djenné-Jeno. 1000 years of terracotta statuary in Mali, 2014, n° 119