Kotoko Bronze Equestrian Figure

Crowd of small figures on one patient horse.

This equestrian figure in cast bronze is Kotoko, from Chad, Central Africa, and dates to the 20th century. Cast bronze is made by pouring molten alloy of copper and tin into a mold, and the lost-wax method allows fine surface detail. Dark golden mount with four short tubular legs and a ridged collar below a curled neck. Several rounded heads cluster on its back, with one taller figure wearing a ribbed pointed cap in the middle. It is 3 inches wide, 0.75 deep and 3.25 high.

Lots of passengers, one steady horse.