Kotoko Bronze Equestrian Figure

A bow-necked horse with round eyes and a rider in a dome cap

This equestrian figure is Kotoko, from Chad, Central Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is bronze. The Kotoko peoples of the Lake Chad basin are known for small cast metal figures, and horse and rider subjects are among the forms associated with the region. Brown surface with chalky green-blue crust settled in the folds. A figure in a rounded cap sits on a low saddle shape, with the rein looping from a curled neck. Eyes are raised dots. It is 2.5 inches wide, 0.5 deep and 2 high.

Dignified posture, slightly weathered by its own adventures.