Sao Standing Female Figure

Hands meet at the chest, and a belt of round studs circles the hips.

This standing female figure is Sao, from Chad, Central Africa, cast in bronze. The name Sao is generally given to the early peoples of the Lake Chad basin, remembered in later oral tradition and known today largely through terra cotta and metal objects. The figure stands upright on short, sturdy legs, its long neck ringed with fine lines. Small breasts sit above arms that fold forward to meet at the front. The face is simply modeled, with round eyes and small ears. Green and russet patina covers the textured surface. It is 2.5 inches wide and 6.75 high.

Small, solid, and perfectly composed.