Ahomka Mask Ghanaian Sese Wood Mask Sculpture with Aluminum Plating Chaquijya Artisan Women etched filigree design

etched filigree design

curved hooks

Pendant(s): 7

Mexican artisans Jesus and Roxana Hernandez handcraft the cheerful figurine from copal wood

They dye the flower with a sensational purple color and preserve it in shining resin

Ahomka Mask Ghanaian Sese Wood Mask Sculpture with Aluminum Plating Chaquijya Artisan Women etched filigree designHand 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