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Janus head made of gray slurry terracotta. Koma-Builsa, Komaland, Ghana, 8th - 19th century With tapered forehead, open mouth showing the tongue and almond-shaped eyes. Including: Figure of a dignitary, h 15cm, made of gray washed terracotta, Koma-Builsa, Komaland, Ghana, 8th - 19th century, without head, but with a large chain around the neck. Janus head with TL analysis, 1987! 2 pieces! Koma-Builsa, a site with terracotta and bronze finds, is located in the area of the ethnic group of the same name in northern Ghana. The results of a thermoluminescence study indicate that the objects date from the 8th to 19th century and are therefore attributed to the ancestors of today's Koma-Builsa, a subgroup of the Mole-Dagbani speaking people in northern Ghana. According to James Anquandah, who carried out excavations in Komaland, the Iron Age bearers of the Koma-Builsa culture buried their dead in graves topped by earthen superstructures, each surrounded by a stone circle. Janus head: intact. Figure: legs partially broken off, signs of sintering and age, minimal fractures to the bracelets. Provenance: Janus head: ex collection Dr. Günter Wiedner, Bavaria, 1980s to 2015; ex Gorny & Mosch, auction 272, Munich 2020, lot 441. A very similar Janus head is illustrated in K.-F. Schaedler, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, Munich (2009), p. 332. Figure: Ex Coll. K. Brandenburg, acquired 2005 Gallery Dogon, Berlin. In Germany since at least 2004.

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Janus head made of gray slurry terracotta. Koma-Builsa, Komaland, Ghana, 8th - 19th century With tapered forehead, open mouth showing the tongue and almond-shaped eyes. Including: Figure of a dignitary, h 15cm, made of gray washed terracotta, Koma-Builsa, Komaland, Ghana, 8th - 19th century, without head, but with a large chain around the neck. Janus head with TL analysis, 1987! 2 pieces! Koma-Builsa, a site with terracotta and bronze finds, is located in the area of the ethnic group of the same name in northern Ghana. The results of a thermoluminescence study indicate that the objects date from the 8th to 19th century and are therefore attributed to the ancestors of today's Koma-Builsa, a subgroup of the Mole-Dagbani speaking people in northern Ghana. According to James Anquandah, who carried out excavations in Komaland, the Iron Age bearers of the Koma-Builsa culture buried their dead in graves topped by earthen superstructures, each surrounded by a stone circle. Janus head: intact. Figure: legs partially broken off, signs of sintering and age, minimal fractures to the bracelets. Provenance: Janus head: ex collection Dr. Günter Wiedner, Bavaria, 1980s to 2015; ex Gorny & Mosch, auction 272, Munich 2020, lot 441. A very similar Janus head is illustrated in K.-F. Schaedler, Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, Munich (2009), p. 332. Figure: Ex Coll. K. Brandenburg, acquired 2005 Gallery Dogon, Berlin. In Germany since at least 2004.

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