Kotoko Brass Equestrian Figure

Peaked-cap figures ride a horse whose tail seems to curl forward.

This equestrian figure from the Kotoko peoples is Kotoko, from Chad, Central Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is brass. Miniature equestrian figures are usually cast as a single compact group, with the rider and the horse joined so that the piece can be held in the hand. Horse in cast form with a long curled neck and banded collar, carrying two seated figures wearing tall pointed caps. The legs are thin and tapering, with a small raised tail at the rear. Dark brown surface with reddish highlights. It is 3 inches wide, 1 deep and 3.5 high.

The riders hold on and the horse carries on.