Dogon Seated Figure, with Original Wax

Crouched figure with a gleaming dark hollow in its middle, like a secret pocket.

This seated brass figure with original wax is Dogon, from Mali, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc that casts well and takes a warm yellow color, and it is widely used for small figures in West Africa. Crouching figure with a rounded, ridged head, thick lips, and a body that bulges outward with one shiny black oval panel on its front. Small legs curl underneath. The surface is greenish grey with rough, pitted patches. It is 1.5 inches wide, 1.5 deep and 3.25 high.

Pocket included, though the contents remain undisclosed.