Dogon Seated Male Figure

Kneeling figure wearing a tall crest and a heavy coat of crusty patina.

This seated male figure in cast metal is Dogon, from Mali, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. The Dogon live along the Bandiagara escarpment in central Mali, a region known for its cliff dwellings, masks and an elaborate cosmology. Slender seated figure with a tall, lumpy headdress and ridged bands stacked on the upper arm. Dark metal carries greenish crust, with a visible gap or loss down one side of the torso. Knees are drawn up on a small base. It is 1 inches wide, 1 deep and 3 high.

Weathered, patched, and still sitting upright out of sheer habit.