Dogon Seated Male Figure

He reclines on one hip with a leg bent up, quite at ease for a bronze.

This seated male figure is Dogon, from Mali, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is bronze. Seated and reclining figures appear throughout Dogon casting, often with careful detail on the face and body. The bearded face looks upward, with scarified marks across the cheeks. Cuffs circle the wrists, and a square panel of pattern marks the chest. One knee is raised, the other leg extended, and the metal is dark and smooth with a soft shine. It is 3.75 inches wide, 2 deep and 3 high.

Decidedly off duty.