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65 - KNEELING MOTHER WITH CHILD, DJENNÉ-JENO MALI Terracotta Date…
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Estimate €4,000 - €6,000
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KNEELING MOTHER WITH CHILD, DJENNÉ-JENO MALI Terracotta Date: 1100–1400 AD H.: 45 cm (17¾ in.) (Restorations) A Djenné-Jeno maternity figure, Mali Provenance: Claude-Henri Pirat, Brussels Jean-Jacques Rotthier Collection (1932–2009), Brussels, then passed down through the family Bibliography: Schaedler, (Karl-Ferdinand), *Earth and Ore: 2500 Years of African Art in Terra-cotta and Metal*, Eurasburg, 1997, p. 55 Anne Leurquin, ‘La piste du Serpent’, in *Tribal Arts*. The World of Tribal Art, no. 20, Spring 1999, fig. 20 Man and the Object: A Long History, Saint-Gérard de Brogne Abbey, Saint-Gérard, 2006, p. 35 de Grunne (Bernard), *Djenné-Jeno: 1,000 Years of Terracotta Sculpture in Mali*, Brussels, 2014, cat. no. 29 A DJENNÉ-JENO MATERNITY FIGURE MALI Terracotta Dating: AD 1100–1400 H.: 17¾ in. (Restorations) ? Provenance: Claude-Henri Pirat, Brussels Jean-Jacques Rotthier Collection (1932–2009), Brussels, then by descent Bibliography: Schaedler, (Karl-Ferdinand), *Earth and Ore: 2,500 Years of African Art in Terracotta and Metal*, Eurasburg, 1997, p. 55 Anne Leurquin, ‘La piste du Serpent’, in *Tribal Arts*. The World of Tribal Art, no. 20, spring 1999, fig. 20 Man and the Object: A Long History, Saint-Gérard de Brogne Abbey, Saint-Gérard, 2006, p. 35 de Grunne (Bernard), *Djenné-Jeno: 1,000 Years of Terracotta Sculpture in Mali*, Brussels, 2014, cat. no. 29
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About the sale The Jean-Jacques Rotthier Collection: Art from Africa and Oceania
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Auction time 09/08/2026 at 4:00 PM
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