Progress Wood Mask from Africa Cutting Boards A cultured freshwater pearl graces

A cultured freshwater pearl graces the chain's end

and copper wire with sterling silver hooks

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Covered with three-dimensional butterflies and leaves

This sculpture is creatively crafted without a midsection

Progress Wood Mask from Africa Cutting Boards A cultured freshwater pearl gracesTall and stately, a slender personage rises above a larger face that represents the village as a whole. Daniel Nyadedzor carves a regal mask he names Nkosoo, which means 'development' or 'progress' in Ghana's Akan language. Often the council of elders in a community awards a piece like this to an individual who is industrious. materials: Sese wood and brass 15. 75 in. H x 5. 25 in. W x 1. 4 in. D