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SoninkeWW-1800-009953

1800·Brass, iron, silver alloy·H. 27 1/2 x W. 1 1/2 x D. 1 3/4 in. (69.9 x 3.8 x 4.5 cm)

The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979

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Year: 1800
Medium: Brass, iron, silver alloy
Dimensions: H. 27 1/2 x W. 1 1/2 x D. 1 3/4 in. (69.9 x 3.8 x 4.5 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Soninke

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Soninke

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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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