Dogon Bronze Equestrian Figure

Rider with one arm up and a horse that is mostly right angles.

This Dogon equestrian figure in bronze is Dogon, from Mali, West Africa, and dates to the early 20th century. The Dogon people live in central Mali, near the Bandiagara escarpment, and are widely known for their sculpture, masks and complex cosmology. Slender seated figure raises one hand toward its head while perched on a boxy horse with straight legs and a rectangular base. The surface is dark and rough, with greenish traces and a crude, jointed look. It is 1.5 inches wide, 4.5 deep and 5.75 high.

Blocky, bold, and clearly not in a hurry.