Description:

**Originally Listed At $800**

Western Africa / Sub-Saharan Africa, Mali, Djenne, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A large, bell-shaped bed post, made from thick, heavy ceramic, with a narrow waist and capped by a large, ovoid opening. Four posts like this were used to support a wooden mattress frame through the ope ning with the round, hollow interior forming a steady base. The exterior is painted a warm, earthy red, with incised bands around its body filled in with black pigment. Djenne is famous for its terracotta architecture, notably its Great Mosque, and for the town of Djenne-Djenno, now an archaeological site that was once an important trading town linked to Timbuktu on the trans-Saharan trade route. Size: 10" Diameter x 15.75" H (25.4 cm x 40 cm)

Provenance: private Los Angeles, California, USA collection

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#145785

  • Condition: Intact, with a few chips to bottom rim and nicks and abrasions in areas, all commensurate with age. Beautiful craquelure on surface.

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June 20, 2024 8:00 AM MDT
Louisville, CO, US

Artemis Fine Arts

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