a fine and rare dogon horseman The rider seated on a saddle with one arm raised with clenched fist, the other held to the horse's neck, carved necklace suspending five rectangular pendants, a carved zigzag band across the prominent pectorals, the face with prominent pointed nose and jutting short beard, the mouth carved in high relief, double incised borders to the lenticular eyes, the cap-like coiffure with two median hatched bands to each side of the central low crest, a short panel of seven cross-hatched plaits at the nape of the neck, the carved garment about the upper legs with zigzag lower border and a V-shaped slit on each thigh, carved bracelets about each wrist, the horse with bridle carved in relief to the tapered triangular head, slender ears, hatched mane to one side of the long neck, tapered legs, various native iron repairs, dark patina 63cm. high
a fine and rare dogon horseman The rider seated on a saddle with one arm raised with clenched fist, the other held to the horse's neck, carved necklace suspending five rectangular pendants, a carved zigzag band across the prominent pectorals, the face with prominent pointed nose and jutting short beard, the mouth carved in high relief, double incised borders to the lenticular eyes, the cap-like coiffure with two median hatched bands to each side of the central low crest, a short panel of seven cross-hatched plaits at the nape of the neck, the carved garment about the upper legs with zigzag lower border and a V-shaped slit on each thigh, carved bracelets about each wrist, the horse with bridle carved in relief to the tapered triangular head, slender ears, hatched mane to one side of the long neck, tapered legs, various native iron repairs, dark patina 63cm. high
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