Dogon Stargazer Standing with Rectangular Base, Female

She has been stretched as thin as a fence post, and stands as if it were her idea.

This female stargazer, standing on a rectangular base, is contemporary Dogon work from Mali or Burkina Faso, made of forged iron and copper. Among the Dogon, blacksmiths have long held a special place, as the people who work fire and iron and make both tools and ritual objects. Her small head sits on a long neck above narrow shoulders and two small breasts. The body swells once at the hips, then narrows to a single rod. The surface is rough, crusted and greenish. It stands 39.5 inches high.

Height is largely a matter of attitude.