Chadian Seated Female Figure

Knees up, arms resting on them, back straight. Sit like this and see how it feels.

Metalworkers in the Lake Chad region have long used the lost-wax technique to make small figures and ornaments, valued as personal possessions and protective objects. This seated woman, cast in brass in Chad in the 20th century, stands a little over six inches tall. Full breasts, a rounded navel, bands at the upper arms. The face is simply modeled, with a long nose and incised marks at the cheeks.

A mottled surface of green verdigris and reddish-brown earth gives her a well-aged, almost stony look.

She has been sitting a long time. She is not bored.