Janus Head

Koma culture, Ghana, Sisili/Kulpawn River Basin, African

About 1550

Titles Janus Head (Descriptive)
Artist Sisili/Kulpawn River Basin, Ghana
Medium fired clay and slip
Credit Line Anonymous gift, 1988.187
Object Name head
Classification Sculpture

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Heddle Pulley, Baule people, Côte d'Ivoire, African, wood and string

Brown, ovoid vessel has flat bottom, everted rim, and four strap handles. Body of vessel covered with overall incised geometric pattern and parallel vertical rows of raised bumps.

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