Kotoko Stylized Equestrian Figure

The rider has a cone for a head and the horse has four stilts for legs.

Kotoko metalworkers of Chad, Central Africa, cast this stylized equestrian figure in bronze in the 20th century. Horse and rider figures in the Lake Chad region are commonly associated with status and leadership. The rider is a slender, tilted form perched on a horse with a tall arched neck and thin, tapered legs. The surface is dark amber with a worn, rubbed shine.

About two inches tall. A small charge with huge character.