Figure Group 16th-19th century Soninke or Dogon peoples Both Dogon oral traditions and archaeological evidence attest to the settlement of Malis elevated Bandiagara Escarpment by Dogon migrants during the early sixteenth century. This unusual work may date to that period, given that the arid climatic conditions were conducive to preservation of wood sculpture. Stylistically, the oblong faces, protruding eyes and mouths, straight noses, and jutting beards are related to a group of sculptures identified by scholars either as "Soninke" or "Djennenke." These terms describe works produced by a network of related cultures that developed in the Inland Niger Delta region between the twelfth and seventeenth century.. Figure Group. Soninke or Dogon peoples. 16th-19th century. Wood. Mali. Wood-Sculpture

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Figure Group 16th-19th century Soninke or Dogon peoples Both Dogon oral traditions and archaeological evidence attest to the settlement of Malis elevated Bandiagara Escarpment by Dogon migrants during the early sixteenth century. This unusual work may date to that period, given that the arid climatic conditions were conducive to preservation of wood sculpture. Stylistically, the oblong faces, protruding eyes and mouths, straight noses, and jutting beards are related to a group of sculptures identified by scholars either as "Soninke" or "Djennenke." These terms describe works produced by a network of related cultures that developed in the Inland Niger Delta region between the twelfth and seventeenth century.. Figure Group. Soninke or Dogon peoples. 16th-19th century. Wood. Mali. Wood-Sculpture

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