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Figure

A figure with an elongated torso and long arms. The figure is seated or kneeling with hands resting on the tops of the legs.

A figure with an elongated torso and long arms. The figure is seated or kneeling with hands resting on the tops of the legs.

Culture Dogon
Title Figure
Date 13th–15th century
Medium Clay
Dimensions Object: 16 5/8 × 6 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (42.2 × 15.9 × 19.1 cm)
Overall: 16 5/8 × 6 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (42.2 × 15.9 × 19.1 cm)
Credit Line Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number 82.12

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Little is known about this figure, the "Bankoni Style" designation refers to its visual similarity to material that archeologists have found in mounds in the village of Bankoni, which is about six miles from Bamako, Mali's capital.


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"Figure | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2024. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=82.12