Dogon Standing Male Figure

Green patina, long-slit torso, and a face that is mostly nose.

This standing male figure in bronze is Dogon, from Mali, West Africa, and dates to the 20th century. The Dogon live along the Bandiagara escarpment in central Mali, a region known for its cliff dwellings, masks and an elaborate cosmology. Slender frontal figure with a long, narrow head and large close-set eyes. The torso is open with tall slots between thin arms and body. Legs form a squared arch, and the surface is mottled green over dark brown. It is 0.75 inches wide, 0.75 deep and 3.5 high.

Lean, green, and carefully sliced out of its own silhouette.