Djenne EXCAVATED Equestrian Figure

A rider with a lollipop head perched on a horse made of bent wire.

This excavated bronze equestrian figure is Djenne, from Mali, West Africa. The Djenne people of Mali's inland Niger Delta are known for a long history of art, including terracotta and metal figures of horsemen. Thin, rod-like horse with four stilt legs, a hooked neck and a stubby flick of a tail. The slender rider sits upright with an arm extended and one leg dangling. Surface is warm brown with scattered green and dark patches. It is 2 inches wide, 0.5 deep and 5.25 high.

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