Terracotta Statue
The figure is made of terracotta, dated from between the thirteenth and seventeenth century, and held in a private collection. It is believed that this depicts Sundiata Keita who ruled the Mali Empire from 1235 to 1255 CE.
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The story of Sundiata Keita
story by Isabelle Duyvesteyn, Helen Steele.How have the West African storytellers, the Griots, told the story of the ‘Lion King’ Sundiata?