Sculpture - Wood - Losso - Togo

A Losso Janus sculpture, North-Togo, one male and one female part, standing back to back, very upright, connected at shoulders, neck and the common base, the male part has feet, the female does not, both have no hands, the eyes, the nose, and the mouth are indicated as hollows; heavily encrusted wood. The Lossos, referring to themselves as Nawdba (sg. Nawda) in their native Oti-Volta sub-group of Gur languages are an ethnic and linguistic group of people living in Northern Togo, on a plateau in the Togo Mountains. The district capital is Niamtougou which is also an important regional market town.