Kotoko Bronze Standing Figure, Based

Long legs and a long face, with arms held like a nervous waiter.

This standing figure on a base is Kotoko, from Chad, Central Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is bronze. The Kotoko live around Lake Chad, and their region has a long history of casting small metal figures, which are generally related to local belief. Tall, thin figure with a peaked head, broad slanting shoulders, and spindly legs that splay slightly at the feet. The dark surface looks pitted and crusty, with a lighter sheen at the edges. A black plinth supports it from below. It is 1.5 inches wide, 1.5 deep and 4 high.

Leggy, lumpy, and perched on a block like a little statue.