Dogon Standing Figure with Stick

Hunched figure leaning on a staff with the air of a long walk behind it.

This standing figure with a stick is Dogon, from Mali, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is iron. Figures that hold a staff or stick appear in several West African sculpture traditions and are often read as showing age, authority or travel. Slim, bent figure with a long snout-like face, a band at the neck and one hand resting on a tall staff. The legs bow slightly under the weight. The base is a small uneven slab, and the surface is dark and worn. It is 1.5 inches wide, 1.25 deep and 5.5 high.

Leaning on the staff and well past worrying about the mileage.