Kotoko Stylized Equestrian Figure

A hunched little horse with a rider clinging on and a very worried eye.

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. Cast horse with long curved legs, a round bulging eye and short pointed ears, a small rider leaning over its back. The golden surface is lumpy and rough, with dark pooling in the deeper folds. It is 2.25 inches wide, 0.5 deep and 1.75 high.

Wonky, wobbly, and absolutely charming in every direction.