Chadian Standing Male Figural Fragment, Based

Scrap of rough metal stretched into a figure and set on a thin pin.

This fragment of a standing male figure, on a base is from Chad, Central Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is bronze. Cast metal figures from the Lake Chad region of Central Africa are often small in scale and are made by lost-wax casting. Thin, irregular standing form with a tiny head and ragged, layered strips for arms and body, mounted on a slim rod above a black square base. The surface is dry, grey-brown and flaking at the edges. It is 2 inches wide, 1.5 deep and 6 high.

Broken lines, but a clear sense of purpose.