Dogon Seated Male Figure

He sits with one hand to his thigh and a tall blade or staff at his side.

This seated male figure is Dogon, from Mali, West Africa, and dates to the mid 20th century. It is cast bronze. Dogon casters worked in the lost-wax method, producing small figures that were generally kept for personal and household purposes. The figure sits with knees drawn up, arms running straight along the sides. A beard rims the long face, and a collar with two round pendants marks the neck. Green patina is flecked over tan metal, and an upright object rests against the right leg. It is 1.5 inches wide, 2.25 deep and 4 high.

Calm, bearded and well armed with an unnamed object.