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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 4399988, member: 8267"]Your figure is rather unique but, based on several features, I think he may have been made by a Dogon artisan from Mali. The bearded face is particularly characteristic of Dogon art.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]371987[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.lot-art.com/auction-lots/Standing-warrior-with-a-lance-very-beautiful-and-rare-Metal-Dogon-Mali/39989091-standing_warrior-11.9.20-catawiki" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.lot-art.com/auction-lots/Standing-warrior-with-a-lance-very-beautiful-and-rare-Metal-Dogon-Mali/39989091-standing_warrior-11.9.20-catawiki" rel="nofollow">https://www.lot-art.com/auction-lots/Standing-warrior-with-a-lance-very-beautiful-and-rare-Metal-Dogon-Mali/39989091-standing_warrior-11.9.20-catawiki</a></p><p><br /></p><p>You can see a Dogon figure with a similar face, and similar condition of the metal, here (scroll down the page to see other views):</p><p><a href="https://www.tribal-art-gallery.com/tribal-art/african-Bronze/Bronze-Dogon/19365" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.tribal-art-gallery.com/tribal-art/african-Bronze/Bronze-Dogon/19365" rel="nofollow">https://www.tribal-art-gallery.com/tribal-art/african-Bronze/Bronze-Dogon/19365</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This Dogon figure shows the same kind of integral stand:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]371986[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/786765054/pair-of-african-bronze-statuette-early?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_a-art_and_collectibles-sculpture-figurines&utm_custom1=_k_Cj0KCQiA6NOPBhCPARIsAHAy2zC02wa8kSLkYuJTPT4KXjmo4Ex1zdF0nKrvkRrtY1oRsPKulAJNVF4aAs0WEALw_wcB_k_&utm_content=go_12563602469_119027017346_507185492392_pla-353487763562_c__786765054_522088973&utm_custom2=12563602469&gclid=Cj0KCQiA6NOPBhCPARIsAHAy2zC02wa8kSLkYuJTPT4KXjmo4Ex1zdF0nKrvkRrtY1oRsPKulAJNVF4aAs0WEALw_wcB" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/786765054/pair-of-african-bronze-statuette-early?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_a-art_and_collectibles-sculpture-figurines&utm_custom1=_k_Cj0KCQiA6NOPBhCPARIsAHAy2zC02wa8kSLkYuJTPT4KXjmo4Ex1zdF0nKrvkRrtY1oRsPKulAJNVF4aAs0WEALw_wcB_k_&utm_content=go_12563602469_119027017346_507185492392_pla-353487763562_c__786765054_522088973&utm_custom2=12563602469&gclid=Cj0KCQiA6NOPBhCPARIsAHAy2zC02wa8kSLkYuJTPT4KXjmo4Ex1zdF0nKrvkRrtY1oRsPKulAJNVF4aAs0WEALw_wcB" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/listing/786765054/pair-of-african-bronze-statuette-early?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_a-art_and_collectibles-sculpture-figurines&utm_custom1=_k_Cj0KCQiA6NOPBhCPARIsAHAy2zC02wa8kSLkYuJTPT4KXjmo4Ex1zdF0nKrvkRrtY1oRsPKulAJNVF4aAs0WEALw_wcB_k_&utm_content=go_12563602469_119027017346_507185492392_pla-353487763562_c__786765054_522088973&utm_custom2=12563602469&gclid=Cj0KCQiA6NOPBhCPARIsAHAy2zC02wa8kSLkYuJTPT4KXjmo4Ex1zdF0nKrvkRrtY1oRsPKulAJNVF4aAs0WEALw_wcB</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And the costume of your figure bears some resemblance to Dogon dance costumes, including the tall headdress:</p><p><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/564x/35/97/de/3597dea9333814c0fa78eb564a5a514c.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 4399988, member: 8267"]Your figure is rather unique but, based on several features, I think he may have been made by a Dogon artisan from Mali. The bearded face is particularly characteristic of Dogon art. [ATTACH=full]371987[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.lot-art.com/auction-lots/Standing-warrior-with-a-lance-very-beautiful-and-rare-Metal-Dogon-Mali/39989091-standing_warrior-11.9.20-catawiki[/URL] You can see a Dogon figure with a similar face, and similar condition of the metal, here (scroll down the page to see other views): [URL]https://www.tribal-art-gallery.com/tribal-art/african-Bronze/Bronze-Dogon/19365[/URL] This Dogon figure shows the same kind of integral stand: [ATTACH=full]371986[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.etsy.com/listing/786765054/pair-of-african-bronze-statuette-early?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_us_a-art_and_collectibles-sculpture-figurines&utm_custom1=_k_Cj0KCQiA6NOPBhCPARIsAHAy2zC02wa8kSLkYuJTPT4KXjmo4Ex1zdF0nKrvkRrtY1oRsPKulAJNVF4aAs0WEALw_wcB_k_&utm_content=go_12563602469_119027017346_507185492392_pla-353487763562_c__786765054_522088973&utm_custom2=12563602469&gclid=Cj0KCQiA6NOPBhCPARIsAHAy2zC02wa8kSLkYuJTPT4KXjmo4Ex1zdF0nKrvkRrtY1oRsPKulAJNVF4aAs0WEALw_wcB[/URL] And the costume of your figure bears some resemblance to Dogon dance costumes, including the tall headdress: [IMG]https://i.pinimg.com/564x/35/97/de/3597dea9333814c0fa78eb564a5a514c.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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