Dogon Figure Climbing Ladder

Figure caught mid-stretch on a ragged triangular frame.

This iron figure climbing a ladder from the Dogon is Dogon, from Mali, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. Ladders are a recognizable motif in Dogon art, and they are often linked with the cliff dwellings and granaries of the Bandiagara region. Slanting, open frame of thin, ragged bars rises from a flat rectangular base. A bent figure with a rounded head reaches up one long arm. Surface is crusty brown with green corrosion in spots and several irregular holes. It is 2 inches wide, 0.75 deep and 2.5 high.

Looks like a ladder that decided to become a person.