Dogon Seated Female with Chin in Hands

Seated with chin in both hands, and in no hurry whatsoever.

This seated female with chin in hands is Dogon, from Mali, West Africa, and dates to the early 20th century, in bronze. Dogon metal figures are cast by the lost-wax method, in which a wax model is encased in clay and replaced by molten metal. The figure sits upright with legs extended forward, rounded belly and breasts modeled in low relief. Both hands rise to cradle the chin, and a stack of bands circles the neck. The face is long, with a crested hairstyle. The surface is crusted with green and brown patina. It is 5 inches high and 3.25 deep.

Thinking deeply, or simply comfortable. Either seems fair.