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African mask, 'Akan Prince'

By Robert Nortey this tall mask is named Oheneba or Prince in the Twi language of Ghana's Akan people. The ornate symmetrical visage is painted by hand and adorned with brass and aluminum repousse. It is the artist's own original design....

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Floral Flight,'Hand-Painted Floral Pink and White Bird Pinewood Mask'

A bird glares at your soul with a captivating aura that invites you to live the spring season with a free heart. Artisans Juan and Carolina from Guatemala honor the mystic spirit of the bird with this traditional pinewood mask featuring a palette of......

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African mask, 'Saturday's Girl'

By Anna Yawson this beautiful mask is covered with intricate textures and cheerful color. It is carved by hand and depicts a girl with her hair in a topknot. An original design it is named Ama the name for a girl born on Saturday among the Akan......

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Akan wood mask, 'Intercessor for Peace' - Akan Wood Mask

Quiet features are thoughtful and he pauses before speaking. Choosing the right moment the right words the right tone this personage mediates when an offense has been committed. Daniel Nyadedzor carves a mask from Ghana's Akan people. He names it......

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King Head,'Traditional African Sese Wood Mask in Brown and Black Hues'

The magnificence and beauty of the ancient Ghana are captured in this African ceramic-accented sese wood mask crafted by Frank Odei Amoani in honor of his heritage and country. After hours of hard work, the final result is a gorgeous piece of art in......

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Yaa Asantewaa,'Hand Carved African Ofram Wood Mask'

With two dark horns pointed toward the sky, this arresting mask from West Africa's Robert Aidoo-Taylor is sure to impress. The artisan names the mask Yaa Asantewaa , a Ghanaian phrase meaning "warrior who led the Ghanaian Ashantis to war."......

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Dancing Maiden II,'Hand Crafted African Dance Mask from Ghana'

The art and customs of Ghana's Ada people inspire Sefah Mohammed to craft this sese wood mask replica. Known as Fiami ("Call me"), the mask is worn by virgin girls when dancing at the Asafotufiame Festival in July. It is regarded as high honor for a......

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Mysterious Face,'Red and Yellow Abstract African Wood Mini Mask from Ghana'

As mysterious as it is beautiful, this mini African mask is created by Habib Mustapha. Working with sese wood, he hand-carves this mask to feature a raised nose and brow line in red over a yellow and black face. A diamond of embossed aluminum......

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Ghanaian wood mask, 'Lady Obenewaa' - African Wood Mask

Rita Addo Zakour demonstrates her creative skills with this delightful African mask. Covered by symmetrical motifs the face represents a woman and arises from the artisan's own imagination. She names the piece Obenewaa a popular girl's name among......

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African mask, 'My Name is Odartey'

Carved by hand this colorful mask by Anna Yawson depicts a young man from Ghana. The unique and beautiful image is the artisan's own design. She names it Odartey a popular men's name in the Ga language....

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Together for Peace,'Akan wood mask'

Narrow as a needle, this exquisite mask reveals the eternal intrigue of West African aesthetics. Lustrous brass repoussé enhances the contours of natural sese wood. Daniel Nyadedzor carves an image from the Akan people of Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire. A......

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'Fortunes' - Handcrafted African Ghanaian Wood Mask

This bright and colorful mask celebrates the start of the Homowo Festival of Ghana's Ga people. According to custom long ago people were starving due to a lack of rain and no harvest. Eventually the rains returned and Homowo (from homo meaning......

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African wood mask, 'Ondatu III'

Myres Quainoo is inspired by the unique hairstyle of the Himba men of Namibia for the design of his Ondatu mask series. Resembling a braided Mohawk the ondatu is sported by single men and is detailed with etched patterns. It rests between the images......

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Dreaming Princess,'Modern Handcarved Wood Bask'

A woman closes her eyes daydreaming of days of fun dancing in the forest without a care in the world. Wayan Rendah captures the essence of surrealism as he carves this spectacular mask from natural suar wood. Includes a jute cord for hanging....

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African wood mini-masks, 'Ntaafo' (pair)

This complementary pair of small masks is created by Ghanaian artisan Victoria Agyepomaa. Both are hand-carved from native sese wood and accented with plates of embossed brass as well as twisted copper wire. Despite their petite size the artisan's......

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Love's Power,'Wood mask'

In this mask, Made Tresna captures the power of love that brings people together, fusing their souls while respecting their individuality. Tresna carves the mask by hand from hibiscus wood, it's natural and capricious gray grain adding to the unique......

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The Hut,'Hand Carved African Ofram Wood Mask'

Home is never far away with this unique hut-shaped mask from West Africa's Robert Aidoo-Taylor. Hand carved from local ofram wood, the artisan designs a face on the body of the hut, using the roof as a stand-in for an up-swept hairstyle....

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Cheetah Totem,'Hand Made Sese Wood and Aluminum Plated Mask'

From Ghana's Samuel Kofi Kumi, this bold cheetah mask is just what your white walls are crying out for. The artisan uses local tools to hand craft the mask from native sese wood, adding aluminum and brass plating for a textured effect and painting......

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African wood mask, 'Matemasie'

Abdul Salami Amadu designs this splendid mask to share the meaning of Matemasie the Adinkra symbols that means What I hear I keep. Detailed on the forehead of this hand-carved sese wood mask the implied meaning of this legendary symbol is I......

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Gabonese wood African mask, 'Fang Intercessor' - Gabonese Wood Mask

An imposing personage closes its eyes as though in prayer. By Nana Adu Amankwapam I this mask represents the Fang people of Gabon. The mask is believed to serve as an intermediary with the spiritual world he explains. Anytime they need to inquire......

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