Dogon Bronze Equestrian Figure

Greenish and a bit crusty, this rider holds on with one dangling foot.

This Dogon equestrian figure in bronze is Dogon, from Mali, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. Horse and rider figures appear in several West African traditions, where the mounted figure is generally associated with status, leadership or power. Cast rider with a long angular face sits on a four-legged horse whose neck curls forward in a scroll. Small pegs mark the leg joints, one foot of the rider hangs free, and dark green deposits cover the surface. It is 3 inches wide, 0.75 deep and 3.5 high.

Thin on anatomy, thick on personality.