Dogon Standing Female Figure

Hair in a crest, hands to the belly, and long, steady legs.

Dogon founders of Mali, West Africa, cast this standing female figure in bronze in the early 20th century. Figures of women in Dogon art are often linked with fertility, ancestors and the continuation of the family. She has a crested head with a small point on top, a ringed neck, and hands drawn up beneath the chest. Below a banded waist, the legs run straight and slim, ending in small feet.

About 6.5 inches tall. Six and a half inches of vertical calm.