Dogon Standing Male Figure with Sword

Skinny figure with a pointed head carries a small bundle at its side.

This standing male figure with sword is Dogon, from Mali, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is bronze. Dogon sculpture includes human figures in a variety of poses, and standing figures with weapons or tools are among the forms found in cast metal as well as wood. Narrow standing figure with a peaked head, sharply drawn face and arms held close to a thin body. A small bundle or object is tucked against the left side. Surface is olive-grey with darker brown corrosion at the feet. It is 1.5 inches wide, 1.5 deep and 7.25 high.

Travels light and still manages to carry something.