Chadian Standing Female Figure, Based

Thin figure leans slightly in a green tinted coat of age.

This standing female figure in bronze with a base is from Chad, Central Africa, and dates to the 20th century. The lost-wax method, in which a wax model is replaced by molten metal in a clay mold, is the usual technique for casting small bronze figures in Africa. Visible is a tall, narrow form with a beak like head, slim torso and a pair of straight legs split by a long slit. The surface has blue green deposits over dark brown. It stands on a black base, seen here from the side. It is 1.5 inches wide, 1.5 deep and 3.25 high.

Lean, tilted and thoroughly weathered, but still standing.