Koma Stone Armband, Ghana

A heavy dark ring, tilted to show how thick the band really is.

This granite armband is Koma, from Northern Ghana, West Africa. The Koma live in the hills of northern Ghana, and they are known in the region for a long tradition of making and burying objects in stone and clay. An oval band with a broad rounded profile and a matte, slightly pitted surface in deep brown-grey. The opening is a smooth oval, and the outer face shows faint scratches and a few small abrasions. It is 4.5 inches wide, 4.5 deep and 1 high.

Not shy about weight, and not for fidgeting.