Iron is a blacksmith's material that requires the greatest heat to work, never mind smelt. In the area around northern Ivory Coast, and into the Bambara area in southern Mali, and amongst the Gan of Burkina Faso, figurative imagery
of iron figures honor and enhance altars. This piece may represent the living interacting with ancestral spirits.
A monumental miniature!
Height: 4 3/4" x Width: 1 3/8" x Depth: 2 1/2"
