Lobi Standing Female Figure, Based

Big-eyed figure with stick arms thrown wide and a worried-looking expression.

This standing female figure on a base is Lobi, from Burkina Faso, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. It is bronze. Many Lobi bronzes are made by lost-wax casting, and their forms tend to be compact, with strongly stylized heads and limbs. Flat-bodied standing figure with wide, ringed eyes, a small mouth and thin arms ending in broad, rounded hands. The legs are long, curved slightly outward, and finish in flat feet. The surface is reddish brown and smooth. It is 2 inches wide, 0.75 deep and 4.5 high.

Wide-eyed, wide-armed and entirely sure of its silhouette.