Work Record
Class [controlled]:
• sculpture • African art
*Work
Type [link]:
• statue
*Title:
Equestrian Figure
*Creator
Display: unknown
*Role
[link]: sculptor [link]: unknown
*Creation
Date: 13th-15th century [controlled]:
• Earliest:
1200 • Latest: 1499
*Subject
[links]: • human figure •
horse • male • warrior •
ceremonial object • military
Culture [link]:
Niger Delta region
*Current
Location [link]: National
Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution (Washington,
District of Columbia, United States) •
ID: 86-12-2
Creation Location
[link]: Inland Niger Delta region (Mali)
*Measurements:
70.5 x 14.9 x 19.7 cm (27 3/4 x 5 7/8 x 7 3/4 inches)
[controlled]: • Value:
70.5 Unit:
cm Type: height
| • Value:
14.9 Unit:
cm Type: width
| • Value:
19.7 Unit:
cm Type: depth
*Materials
and Techniques: low-fired ceramic, coarse
clay with added grog (crushed pot sherds)
Material [links]:
• terracotta • grog Technique
[links]: • low firing
Description: The
elaborate dress of the figure suggests ceremonial
military attire, and it may represent one of the
warriors who were once allies of the Malian emperor
Sundjata Keita (ca. 1210-ca. 1260). Based on stylistic
comparisons with similar figures, it can be tentatively
dated to some time between the 13th and 15th centuries.
Description Source
[link]: National Museum of African Art online.
www.nmafa.si.edu
Page: accessed
22 December 2006
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