Dan Standing Female Figure

Hair swept into wings, a neck full of beads, arms held open.

Dan casters of Liberia, West Africa, made this standing female figure in bronze in the 20th century. The Dan are better known for masks and carved wood figures, but cast metal women are also made, often as prestige or personal objects. Her hair is parted and swept into winged lobes, her eyes narrowed to slits. Beaded strands circle the neck, and heavy rings sit at the wrists and ankles.

About 8 inches tall. Her arms are open and the shelf is the stage.