Kotoko Stylized Equestrian Figure

Tilted rider and a mount with two tiny horns, caught mid-lurch.

This stylized Kotoko equestrian figure in cast bronze is Kotoko, from Chad, Central Africa, and dates to the 20th century. Horse and rider figures are found across the Sahel and West Africa, where the mounted figure is generally linked to chiefs, warriors and authority. Horse-like animal with splayed, curving legs and a forward-thrust head ending in a round knob. A small figure leans forward on its back, and the golden surface is bumpy, smoothed in places by wear. It is 2.25 inches wide, 0.5 deep and 2 high.

Plenty of motion for something sitting perfectly still.