Dogon Kneeling Female Figure, Based

Kneeling on a black plinth with the calm of a very patient commuter.

This bronze kneeling female figure on a base is Dogon, from Mali, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. The Dogon of Mali are known for their sculpture, and small cast bronze figures of kneeling women are among the forms recorded from the region. Kneeling figure, small in scale, with a slim body, a tall pointed head and one long arm curving down along its side. Surface is mottled dark metal with pale green deposits. The figure is mounted on a flat black rectangular stand. It is 3 inches wide, 3 deep and 4.5 high.

Modest in size, and unbothered by everything.