Ahomka Mask Ghanaian Sese Wood Mask Sculpture with Aluminum Plating _artisan--novica-artisan-7961 Glittering in the light

Glittering in the light

From Rituu in India

it features fine stripes of ivory and camel woven through the chestnut brown textile

then meticulously painting it by hand in lifelike colors

Ahomka Mask Ghanaian Sese Wood Mask Sculpture with Aluminum Plating _artisan--novica-artisan-7961 Glittering in the lightHand 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