Dogon Bronze Figure, Mali

Seated figure throws both arms skyward like a goalpost in a gray-green coat.

This bronze figure from the Dogon is Dogon, from Mali, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. Cast bronze figures from Mali are often small and are generally made by the lost-wax process, with the finished surface showing the artist's hand. Small seated figure with a rounded head and two long, flat arms raised straight up. The legs fold in blocky slabs at the base. Surface is crusty, pale green and gray with darker pitted spots. It is 1 inches wide, 1 deep and 4 high.

Enthusiasm in its purest, most angular form.