Ahomka Mask Ghanaian Sese Wood Mask Sculpture with Aluminum Plating _artisan--novica-artisan-1385 French Hook

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They are painted by hand on a silk shawl of exquisite elegance

Multi-colored embroidery creates geometric and floral motifs on a yellow polyester background

Removable tie at waist

the design features elongated ovals of composite turquoise crowned by rainbow moonstone

Ahomka Mask Ghanaian Sese Wood Mask Sculpture with Aluminum Plating _artisan--novica-artisan-1385 French HookHand 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