My Lovely Bird Adinkra Symbol Bird Wood Sculpture with Glass Beads _artisan--novica-artisan-7471 Mirian Otzin presents the bag

Mirian Otzin presents the bag

this sculpture is created by Ghanaian artisan Joseph Boateng

it brings joy and levity wherever it is firmly planted

a couple of cranes are hand-carved from jempinis wood with a gorgeous natural grain

Sterling silver scrollwork forms a captivating frame for two glinting garnet gems in these earrings

My Lovely Bird Adinkra Symbol Bird Wood Sculpture with Glass Beads _artisan--novica-artisan-7471 Mirian Otzin presents the bag'This is my lovely bird,' confides Kobina Asmah of this amazing sculpture. Turning its head back on itself, this bird becomes the Sankofa symbol that reminds one to retrieve from the past that which is useful, and carry it forward. Asmah is inspired by the legendary Adinkra symbols of Ashanti origin to carve this spectacular sese wood sculpture. Holding a seed in its beak, the bird has colorful wings studded with recycled glass beads, and etched