Senufo Standing Female Figure

A green patina, a high crest, and a scored diamond pattern across her torso.

Senufo metalworkers of the Ivory Coast, West Africa, cast this standing female figure in bronze in the early 20th century. Small bronze figures from the Senufo region are commonly associated with ritual and with ideas of ancestry and fertility. She stands straight with her hands on her belly and a single pointed crest on her head. A grid of engraved lines covers her chest and legs. The bronze is dark with generous bluish-green patina and traces of warm brown.

About 5.5 inches tall. Slim, patinated and a little mysterious.