Figurative Sculpture Artifacts

A Dogon woman, seated, her chin resting in her hands. Figurative sculpture from Africa, India, China and Southeast Asia gathers carved wood, cast bronze, stone and terra cotta figures across many centuries. From West Africa come Dogon, Senufo, Bobo and Ashanti carvings, Baule blolo or spirit spouse figures, and Kotoko equestrian bronzes from Chad. Koma funerary figures from northern Ghana and a Bura vessel top from Niger reach back five centuries and more.

Kongo nkondi power figures, a reliquary figure from Gabon and Mambila vessels from Cameroon share space with Indian bronzes of Garuda and Ganesh, a Jain figure of Mahavira in Jaisalmer stone, a Burmese niche Buddha, a Philippine Saint Roch and a Japanese zushi shrine. The subcategories sort the field into metal, miniature bronzes, stone, terra cotta and wood. Set a single figure on a pedestal in an entry, or let a group gather along a long console. The room will start to feel watched, in a good way.