Ahomka Mask Ghanaian Sese Wood Mask Sculpture with Aluminum Plating _artisan--novica-artisan-6756 plywood and bronze leaf

plywood and bronze leaf

wrapping around this cute

cabochon onyx gems glint darkly as the backdrop for the delicate flowers

the set of six ornaments arrives in a traditional cotton pouch woven on a pedal-loom

Ahomka Mask Ghanaian Sese Wood Mask Sculpture with Aluminum Plating _artisan--novica-artisan-6756 plywood and bronze leafHand carved from naturally dried sese wood, this sculpture depicts a rectangular mask resting on a rectangular base. Ghanaian designer Rita Addo Zakour details wide eyes, alert to every movement, beneath an ornate headdress. The lovely piece receives applications of white clay and embossed aluminum. The base of the mask is also ornately adorned with embossed aluminum. The sculpture is name Ahkoma, an Akan word meaning 'satisfaction.' materials: Sese