Double-headed Figure
Date: 15th to 16th century
Medium: pottery
Dimensions:Overall: 11 3/8 x 5 x 4 3/4 in. (28.9 x 12.7 x 12.1 cm)
Classification: Art Works
Credit Line: Gift of Alan Potamkin
Object number: 2007.48.9
DescriptionExcavations at Yikpabongo field in northwestern Ghana, an area known as Koma, brought to light terracotta heads and figures placed in burial mounds. No connection to existing cultures is known.