My Lovely Bird Adinkra Symbol Bird Wood Sculpture with Glass Beads _artisan--novica-artisan-8186 using locally-sourced cotton yarns

using locally-sourced cotton yarns

Two elegant teardrops of rainbow moonstone dance below the ears in this pair of dangle earrings from India

these earrings are crafted by local artisans

creating a long strand of glass beads in red

My Lovely Bird Adinkra Symbol Bird Wood Sculpture with Glass Beads _artisan--novica-artisan-8186 using locally-sourced cotton yarns'This is my lovely bird,' confides Kobina Asmah of this amazing sculpture. Turning its head back on itself, this bird becomes the Sankofa symbol that reminds one to retrieve from the past that which is useful, and carry it forward. Asmah is inspired by the legendary Adinkra symbols of Ashanti origin to carve this spectacular sese wood sculpture. Holding a seed in its beak, the bird has colorful wings studded with recycled glass beads, and etched