Malian Bronze Female Figure

Ridges run up every limb, so the figure appears wrapped in coiled wire.

This female figure is Djenne, from Mali, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is bronze. Djenne figures cast in bronze and brass are generally associated with the trading city of Djenne. The figure stands tall and narrow, a high collar at the neck and two long arms held at the sides. Fine horizontal grooves run over the torso, arms and legs. A round navel and pointed breasts are shown, and hands are splayed at the thighs. A green patina touches the brown metal. It is 1.25 inches wide, 1 deep and 5.75 high.

Very slender, and ribbed for nobody's comfort.