Kotoko Bronze Equestrian Figure

Spiral shield and a long-capped pair of riders ride a stiff-legged mount.

This equestrian figure from the Kotoko peoples is Kotoko, from Chad, Central Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is bronze & alloy. Miniature equestrian figures are usually cast as a single compact group, with the rider and the horse joined so that the piece can be held in the hand. Cast horse on four stout, pointed legs carries two figures wearing tall ribbed caps, one with a round spiral shield held at the side. A banded collar circles the neck. Reddish and golden tones show through the dark surface. It is 3 inches wide, 1 deep and 3.25 high.

Formal, upright and heading nowhere in particular.