Terracotta Face Fragment

Item

Accession Number: 2024.26.
Title: Terracotta Face Fragment
Ethnic Group: Bura
Subject: Object|West Africa
Country: Burkina Faso
Date: 13th Century CE
Medium: Terracotta
Format: H x W x D: 4 3/4 in x 3 1/4 in x 1 1/8 in (12.065 cm x 8.255 cm x 2.858 cm)
Description: A terracotta fragment of a face with carved details revealing facial features, a necklace, stylized hair, and small holes for earrings. The neck broadens to create the shape of the large flat face. The eyes are circular, parted by a thin narrow nose of a higher relief, followed by a small ovular mouth.
Type: Face Fragment