Kotoko Bronze Standing Figure, Based

A scrappy little figure with bent knees, standing on a black block.

This standing figure on a base is Kotoko, from Chad, Central Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is bronze. Many African bronzes are made by lost-wax casting, and each cast piece is formed from a clay and wax model, so it usually differs slightly from the next. Small cast figure with a pointed head, uneven limbs, and arms bent outward. Surface is bright golden and rubbed in the high spots, with darker texture on the torso. It stands on a black rectangular mount with a thin support rod behind. It is 2 inches wide, 2 deep and 5.25 high.

Rough around every edge and perfectly sure of its stance.