A Benalulua crouching figure

the dome-shaped feet supporting the skeletal figure with elongated bent legs with the elbows resting on the knees the faceted hips leading to the rounded back with visible vertebrae, the expressive face with sunken features including a grimacing mouth baring teeth and almond-shaped eyes beneath arching brows and ears; aged and slightly encrusted reddish brown patina.

According to Felix (1987: 88) crouching human figures were intended to ward off disease and to act as an intermediary between humans and the spiritual world. Cf. Robbins and Nooter (1989: 437, figure 1128) for a related figure from the Stanoff Collection.