Dogon Seated Male Figure

Tall, narrow, and cloaked in dark patina, with a bright bead at the throat.

This seated male figure from the Dogon peoples is Dogon, from Mali, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is bronze. Figures of this size are generally cast in one piece, and the surface is often left with hand-finished marks that reflect how each was made. Elongated cast figure with a long, ridged face, a necklace-like disc at the chest, and short arms held close. The legs are bent beneath, one knee jutting forward, and the surface is dark grey with brassy rubbed spots. It is 1 inches wide, 0.5 deep and 2.5 high.

Slender, solemn, and perfectly happy to stay that way.