Cavalier - Senufo - Mali

Rider - Senoufo - Wood - Mali.
Female Senoufo figure on her mount.
Very proud attitude, stern face, the breasts pointing forward and holding the reins with one hand.
Rounded, high coiffure/topknot.
The limbs are slender and elongated.
The animal is very stylized, the back arched, the legs thick, the tail curved.
The whole is harmonious in the geometry of the curves.
The wood is heavy and the patina black and smooth.
Very good condition.