Dogon Pendant Depicting Seated Figure in Shackles, Based

Tall, slender and topped with a pointed crest, this figure sits very straight.

This bronze pendant depicting a seated figure in shackles is Dogon, from Mali, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. The Dogon of Mali make small bronze figures in many poses, and the shaping of limbs and posture is a main way that meaning is conveyed. Narrow cast figure with a pointed head crest, a banded collar across the shoulders and long thin arms resting down the sides. The body ends in a pair of flat feet at the front. The dark surface has green-grey wear. It is on a black base. It is 2 inches wide, 2 deep and 3 high.

All spine and no slouch.