Dogon Seated Male Figure

Sitting cross-legged, a small figure with a large secret.

Dogon artists of Mali, West Africa, made this seated male figure in iron in the 20th century. Small Dogon figures are often kept as protective or ancestral images. He sits with legs crossed and hands resting before him, his face bearded and his head capped with a tall, rounded crest. A small form seems to rest at his belly. The iron is dark, pitted and brushed with lighter metallic highlights.

About two and a half inches tall. A paperweight with a conscience.