Dogon Seated Male Figure

Kneeling little figure with a blunt, serious face and a pointed head.

This seated male figure in iron is Dogon, from Mali, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. Iron is shaped by heating and hammering, and the resulting figures often have an angular, elongated look that reflects the technique. Taken in, a compact figure, upright on bent knees with arms held tight to the sides. The head is long and tapered, with a simple mouth and ridged brow. A cord like collar sits at the neck, and the surface is dark and scuffed. It is 1 inches wide, 1.25 deep and 2.5 high.

Short on detail, long on resolve.