Malian Standing Female Holding Breast, Based

Narrow standing figure with a stern little face and hands folded on its middle.

This standing female figure holding her breast, on a base is Djenne, from Mali, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is bronze. Djenne is an old trading town in Mali, and its surrounding region is known for both terra cotta and cast metal sculpture. Here, a tall, slim figure with a small oval head, simple facial features and arms folded across the torso. A band marks the waist and the legs run long and straight to small feet. The surface is mottled green and brown. It is 0.5 inches wide, 0.75 deep and 3 high.

Slender, composed and dressed in a very good patina.