Dogon Seated Female Figure

A stick-thin figure on a tripod of legs, plainly done and quietly tilted.

This seated female figure from the Dogon peoples is Dogon, from Mali, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is forged metal. The Dogon live along the Bandiagara escarpment in Mali, and they are known for their sculpture, their masks and a rich body of cosmological beliefs. Narrow standing form with a tall head, rod-like body, and legs splaying outward into a small base. Mottled grey surface carries scattered pits and a few openings, and one short arm sticks out near the bottom. It is 1 inches wide, 1 deep and 3 high.

It balances on very little, and does so willingly.