Kotoko Ring with Bird Motif

A long-necked yellow-toned creature with giant ears and a very serious bird body.

This cast bronze ring with a bird motif from the Kotoko peoples is Kotoko, from Chad, Central Africa, and dates to the 20th century. The Kotoko are a group of peoples living around Lake Chad, and their towns have a long history of trade and of small-scale bronze casting. Cast yellow-toned ring with a smooth round hoop carrying a small animal figure. It has a long neck, big oval ears, bulging round eyes, and a bird-like body with engraved scale and feather lines. It is 1.5 inches wide, 1.25 deep and 2.25 high.

Part deer, part bird, entirely sure of itself.