Woman of Fire Fair Trade African Wood Mask Sumalee Nawakul A modern Indonesian motif styles

A modern Indonesian motif styles these two slender braceletes from Komang Suastra

To cure the molcajete

materials: Mango wood and plywood with brass hinges

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This pair of spreader knives from Guena exalts the incomparable beauty of agate

Woman of Fire Fair Trade African Wood Mask Sumalee Nawakul A modern Indonesian motif stylesThis imposing mask depicts a blazing fire on the forehead. Carved by hand from African African rubberwood, it is representative of the people of Dormaa Ahenkro in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. Abdul Aziz Mohamadu names the mask Ogya, an Akan word meaning 'Fire.' It is used by women during the Kwafie festival, a purification rite. 'It is believed that the Dormaas brought fire to Ghana and this legend is symbolically represented in a bonfire set