Dogon Bronze Equestrian Figure

Meet a rider with a pointed head sits sidelong on a long-legged mount that has clearly never hurried.

This Dogon equestrian figure in bronze is Dogon, from Mali, West Africa, and dates to the early 20th century. Horse and rider figures appear in several West African traditions, where the mounted figure is generally associated with status, leadership or power. Here, a slim figure sits on a four-legged animal with tall straight legs, a curling tail and a beaked head. The surface is dark and pitted, with small bands and lumps at the saddle and hooves. It is 3.5 inches wide, 1 deep and 4.25 high.

Travels light, stands tall, and has never once asked for directions.