Djenne terracotta figure, Mali

3D Model

Figure representing a disabled person

Inner Niger Delta (IND) region, Mali. 13th–17th century.

Terracotta with ochre/red slip. H: 48 cm.

Provenance: Ex Philippe Guimiot.

The Menil Collection, Houston, Texas, inv. 81-056 DJ.

To learn more about Djenne terracotta figures, see: Scrofulous Sogolon: Scanning the Sunjata Epic by Anne-Marie Bouttiaux & Marc Ghysels, Tribal Art magazine, Spring 2015, XIX-2, n°75, pp. 88-123 — a free PDF is available here:

www.scantix.com/sogolon

This 3D model was built using a set of VRT images (Volume Rendering Technique) after post-processing 1600 CT-scan axial slices (Somatom + InSpace).

MG • January 29, 2016