A delicate and rare representation of the snake, an essential iconographic element of the great Djenné arts, treated here in a particularly naturalistic way. Djenné civilization, Mali Date: 11th-16th century Smooth ochre terracotta, surface erosion, inlays of clay, visible old missing parts. D. 17.5 cm Provenance : - Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels - Marc Blanpain Collection, Brussels Publications and Exhibitions : - Leurquin, "La piste du serpent" in Tribal Arts, Spring 1999, p. 76, n° 25