Dogon Seated Male Figure

Slate-grey and straight as a post, with arms pressed hard against the body.

This seated male figure from the Dogon peoples is Dogon, from Mali, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is bronze. Figures of this size are generally cast in one piece, and the surface is often left with hand-finished marks that reflect how each was made. Upright figure with a tall pointed head, a faint face, and a stack of rounded forms down the front. Thin arms run along the sides, and the surface is rough, pitted and mottled in grey and green. It is 0.75 inches wide, 1 deep and 3.5 high.

Few details, no apologies, plenty of presence.