Figure of a Kneeling Woman

SoninkeWW-1490-009955

1490·Wood·H. 13 7/8 × W. 2 3/4 × D. 3 3/4 in. (35.2 × 7 × 9.5 cm)

Anonymous Gift, 2015

Catalogue

Year: 1490
Medium: Wood
Dimensions: H. 13 7/8 × W. 2 3/4 × D. 3 3/4 in. (35.2 × 7 × 9.5 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Soninke

Artist

Soninke

Textile

The Soninke language, also known as Serakhulle or Azer or Maraka, is a Mande language spoken by the Soninke people of West Africa. The language has an estimated 2.3 million speakers, primarily located in Mali and Mauritania, and also in Senegal, Ivory Coast, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, and Guinea. It enjoys the status of a national language in Mauritania, Mali, Senegal and The Gambia.

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