Malian Collection

MANSA MUSA (1312-1337). King of Mali. Mansa Musa seated on his throne. Facing him is a Tuareg on his camel. Detail from the Catalan Atlas of 1375

Mali, Timbuktu. An Islamic teacher corrects a childs homework on a wooden slate in Timbuktu. Since ancient times, Timbuktu has been a place of Islamic learning

Mali, Africa - Young women from Timbuktu
Mali, Africa - Two young women from Timbuktu Date: circa 1910s

Mali, Africa - Two women from Timbuktu Date: circa 1910s

Girl from Mali with wonderful beads and headdress
Young Soninke Girl from Mali wearing wonderful beads and beaded headdress

A hand-painted sign showing the time it would take to reach Timbuktu in Mali (52 days) if one were to set off across the Sahara Desert on a camel

A beautiful carved door of the Dogon Country. Mali, West Africa

House of Segou. Mali, West Africa

The Sahara desert mountains near Hombori. Mali, West Africa

A decorated escarpment at the Dogon village of Songho. Magic symbols spread the wall where circumcision of boys takes place each year. Dogon Country, Mali, West Africa

Sacred tree in Segou, Mali, West Africa

Madinka wedding, c.1810 (engraving)
7293205 Madinka wedding, c.1810 (engraving); (add.info.: Geography. Mali/Guinea. Madinka wedding (malinke). Engraving, France, ca 1810.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

San-farba, a griot of Segou; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. Creator: Unknown
San-farba, a griot of Segou; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Talibe equipped for fighting; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

View in Segou; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. Creator: Unknown
View in Segou; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Women pounding Millet; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Women pounding Millet; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Ahmadou's Palace at Segou; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Ahmadou, King of Segou; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Ahmadou, King of Segou; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

King Ahmadou at a "Palaver."; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Bambaras and their Head-dresses; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Coiffures of Bambara Women; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Coiffures of Bambara Women; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

House of the Daughter of the last King of Segou, at Yamina; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Our Camping-ground at Morebougou; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Village of Niantanso; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Village of Niantanso; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Un petit noir de Bamako sur le cheval Oualata de race indigene; L'Ouest Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Les restes de l'ancien fort de Medine Pres de Kayes; L'Ouest Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Delta central ou region lacustre du Niger; L'Ouest Africain, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Delta central ou region lacustre du Niger; L'Ouest Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Un village noir sur le Niger (environs de Sansanding); L'Ouest Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

La maison de Rene Caillie a Tombouctou; L'Ouest Africain, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Entrée de Barth a Tombouctou le septembre 1853; L'Ouest Africain
Entree de Barth a Tombouctou le septembre 1853; L'Ouest Africain, 1914.From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

N'Domo Mask, Bamana Culture, Mali (wood, shells & seeds)
HSC185200 N'Domo Mask, Bamana Culture, Mali (wood, shells & seeds) by African School; height:40 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Heini Schneebeli

Bamana Tyi Wara Mask, from Mali (wood, metal & string)
HSC186099 Bamana Tyi Wara Mask, from Mali (wood)

Seated Figure, 13th century (terracotta)
7316846 Seated Figure, 13th century (terracotta) by African School; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Middle Niger civilization.)

Sirige Mask, Dogon Culture, Mali (wood) (see also 185202)
HSC185203 Sirige Mask, Dogon Culture

Dogon Female Figure from Mali (wood)
HSC185269 Dogon Female Figure from Mali (wood) by African School; Private Collection; Photo © Heini Schneebeli

Seated Male Figure with Lance, 16th-19th century (wood)
7316854 Seated Male Figure with Lance, 16th-19th century (wood) by African School; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Bamana peoples, Mali, Bougouni or Dioila region)

The carpet market in Mopti (oil on canvas)
6352769 The carpet market in Mopti (oil on canvas) by Ackein, Marcelle (1882-1952); 81x100 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Le marche des tapis a Mopti); Photo © Christie's Images

Couple, Dogon Culture, from Mali (wood)
HSC193959 Couple, Dogon Culture, from Mali (wood) by African School; height:15.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Heini Schneebeli

Bamana Charm Gown, Mali (see also 199821)
HSC199822 Bamana Charm Gown, Mali (see also 199821) by African School; Horniman Museum, London, UK; Photo © Heini Schneebeli

Dyoboli Koun Mask, Mali (wood, brass, cotton)
HSC185201 Dyoboli Koun Mask, Mali (wood, brass, cotton) by African School; height:35 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Heini Schneebeli

Bamana Charm Gown, Mali (see also 199822)
HSC199821 Bamana Charm Gown, Mali (see also 199822) by African School; Horniman Museum, London, UK; Photo © Heini Schneebeli

Dogon Sim Mask, Mali (painted palm wood)
HSC206673 Dogon Sim Mask

Male Figure with Raised Arms, 14th-17th century (wood, patina)
7316818 Male Figure with Raised Arms, 14th-17th century (wood, patina) by Dogon Culture; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Mali, Tintam village)

Seated Couple, 18th, early 19th century (wood & metal)
7316817 Seated Couple, 18th, early 19th century (wood & metal) by Dogon Culture; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Dogon artist)

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MALI, Dogon Lands. Overview of the plain of the dogon country and its villages fields Date: 12/02/2005

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MALI, Dogon Lands. Overview of the plain of the dogon country and its villages fields Date: 12/02/2005

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MALI, Dogon Lands. Baobab tree in a field Date: 12/02/2005

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MALI, Dogon Lands. Traditional Tellem (malian pygmees) houses on the Bandiagara cliffs Date: 12/02/2005

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MALI, Dogon Lands. Traditional Tellem (malian pygmees) houses on the Bandiagara cliffs Date: 12/02/2005

Timbuctu, c. 1850 (engraving)
7259562 Timbuctu, c.1850 (engraving) by Payne, Albert Henry (1812-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Captions Timbuctu, in Africa and Aus d. Kunstanst. D. Bibliogr. Instit. In Hildbh)

Female Figure, Mali, 11th-19th century. Creator: Unknown
Female Figure, Mali, 11th-19th century

Fragment of a Kneeling Figure, Mali, 11th-14th century. Creator: Unknown
Fragment of a Kneeling Figure, Mali, 11th-14th century

Ritual Vessel, Mali, 12th / 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Ritual Vessel, Mali, 12th /17th century

Male Figure, Mali, Possibly 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Male Figure, Mali, Possibly 18th century

Equestrian and Four Figures, Mali, Probably late 12th / 15th century. Creator: Unknown
Equestrian and Four Figures, Mali, Probably late 12th/15th century

Equestrian Figure, Mali, 16th / 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Equestrian Figure, Mali, 16th/19th century

Door lock (anuan), late 19th or early 20th century (wood and iron)
1068809 Door lock (anuan), late 19th or early 20th century (wood and iron) by Dogon Culture; 38.7x39x5.4 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; African, out of copyright

Mali Women, c. 1929 (oil on linen)
MGS172122 Mali Women, c.1929 (oil on linen) by Sidibe, Kalifala (d.1930); 69.5x66 cm; Private Collection; eMichael Graham-Stewart; out of copyright

Hunters mask (dannana), early to mid-20th century (wood and encrustation)
1072244 Hunters mask (dannana), early to mid-20th century (wood and encrustation) by Dogon Culture; 37.8x15.5x21.3 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

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Old man from Central Sahara - Africa - Remarkable headdress
Old man from Central Sahara (Mali?) - Africa wearing a remarkable headdress cap adorned with sea shells. Date: circa 1904

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Mali, Djenne, entrance to a 17th century mud constructed home

West African Tuareg Horse Warriors
West African Tuareg Warriors, in traditional veiled headdresses, all mounted on fine horse and carrying spears and enormous shields

TIMBUKTU, 1830. Rene Caillies drawing of Timbuktu, Mali, 1830

Mali - Tuareg men from Timbucktu
Mali - Two Tuareg men from Timbucktu, holding spears. The Tuareg are a Berber nomadic pastoralist people, known as the People of the Veil

Mali, Bamako. Dyeing and rinsing cotton cloth on the outskirts of Bamako with the imposing Bank of West Africa building dominating the skyline on the opposite bank of the Niger River

Mali, Dogon Country, Koundu. A small settlement built among rocks near the Dogon village of Koundu. Dwellings have flat roofs while granaries to store millet have pitched thatched roofs

Mali, Dogon Country, Sangha. A young man dressed in traditional Dogon attire. The unusual hat is peculiar to the Dogon people

MANSA MUSA (1312-1337). King of Mali. Mansa Musa seated on his throne. Facing him is a Tuareg on his camel. Detail from the Catalan Atlas of 1375

Wood Market - Timbuktu, Mali, West Africa - a scarce commodity in the arid desert landscape of Central Mali. Date: circa 1910s

Timbuktu, Mali - The Wood Market
The Wood Market - Timbuktu, Mali

Mali, Djenn A farmer sets off in his horse-drawn cart to Djennarket to sell a ram and some chickens

MALI, Mopti Pirogues (Niger River water taxis) jostle to meet an incoming passenger ferry near the port of Mopti

MALI, Mopti A pirogue loaded with passengers is poled along the Niger River near Mopti

MALI, Timbuktu Camel trekkers in the Saharan sands near Timbuktu

The Mountains of Hombori, c1900

Figures with xylophone (wood & metal)
XBP356010 Figures with xylophone (wood & metal) by Dogon Culture; height: 39.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; Photo eBoltin Picture Library; African, out of copyright

Mali - Timbuktu - Moorish Camps / settlements north of the town. Date: circa 1910

Mali - Timbuktu - The Ponds (Mares) - Fetching water
Mali - Timbuktu - The Ponds (Mares) - Large excavations dug out of the sand to draw up water from the depths. Date: circa 1910

Native Furnace - near to Bamako, Mali, West Africa. Date: circa 1909

Mali - Timbuktu - The Ponds (Mares) - Large excavations dug out of the sand to draw up water from the depths. Date: circa 1907

TIMBUKTU, 1894. French forces seize the Saharan city of Timbuktu from the Tuaregs, January 1894. Wood engraving from a contemporary French newspaper

Saharan desert rivers, satellite image. North is at top. Water is blue, desert areas are white, and fresh sediments and vegetation is orange/green

OUMOU SANGARARE (1968- ). Malian singer and songwriter. Photograph, 1990s

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"Malian Magic: Exploring the Riches of Mali, West Africa" Journey to Timbuktu: Discovering the Hidden Gem of Mali Unveiling the Beauty of Timbuktu: Young Women from Mali's Ancient City Captivating Culture: Two Women from Timbuktu Embrace Tradition in Mali, Africa Bedazzled in Beads and Headdress: A Girl from Mali Radiates with Pride Timeless Treasures: Hand-Painted Sign Reveals the Epic Journey to Timbuktu in Mali (52 days) Vibrant Bamako Beckons: Exploring the Heartbeat of Mali, West Africa Warriors on Horseback: The Majestic Tuareg Riders of West Africa's Malian Plains House of Segou Stands Tall as a Testament to Malian Heritage and Architecture Nature's Masterpiece near Hombori: Sahara Desert Mountains Paint a Breathtaking Landscape in Mali Carved Doorways that Whisper Tales: Admiring Dogon Country's Artistry in Western Mali Market Melodies at Djenee Mosque Square - Where History Meets Commerce in UNESCO-listed Site, Mali Sacred Serenity Underneath Segou’s Mighty Tree.