Koma Four Headed Funerary Figure

Face with a round open mouth, rising from a rough earthy lump.

This Koma terra cotta four headed funerary figure is Koma, from Northern Ghana, West Africa. Koma terra cotta funerary figures come from northern Ghana, where makers worked in fired clay between roughly the thirteenth and seventeenth centuries according to the usual dating. Head-like fragment with a broad nose, circular raised eyes, a large hollow mouth and ridges at the temples. The surface is gritty and tan, with a darker patina and chips along the right edge. It is 3 inches wide, 3.5 deep and 3 high.

Caught mid-announcement, and still going strong.