Chadian Standing Male Figure, Based

Tall, narrow figure wrapped in folds, with an oval face that gives nothing away.

This standing male figure on a base is from Chad, Central Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is bronze. Small cast metal figures are known from the Lake Chad region of Central Africa, where several peoples worked bronze and brass. Slim standing figure with a long oval head and small features, wrapped from shoulder to foot in softly incised folds. One hand holds a small round object at the side. The surface is dark green-grey with brown near the base. It is 1.5 inches wide, 1.5 deep and 3.7 high.

Wrapped well, said little, and left it at that.