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Akan mask, 'Remember Someday'

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Product ID: 119235

Items Remaining: 4

5.1" W x 16.9" H x 2.4" D

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Weight: 0.9 lbs

Sese wood

Ships from NOVICA Office in Ghana.

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Akan mask, 'Remember Someday'

The Akan saying, kai de bi, encourages to take a pause and remember the good things in life. Literally meaning, "Remember someday," kai de bi also invites reflection on the coming future. Wilson Aboagye carves a magnificent sese wood mask to personify the traditional Akan saying.

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Wilson Aboagye

"I carve different types of masks and any of them have a meaning."

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Wilson Aboagye

Wilson Aboagye is a Ghanaian craftsman, born March 21, 1963.

"I attended Anglican primary school in 1972 and Anglican middle school in 1979," he says. "I got interested in Ghanaian African carvings when I was a child, so after middle school I learned the trade through a man named Mr. Akoffour. Now I have my own workshop and am training three people.

"I carve different types of masks and any of them have a meaning. My products are unique and my target is to create more."

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Thank you Mr. Aboagye. The mask arrived yesterday and I was so impressed with the fine artwork. It will be a Christmas gift for a good friend of mine, and I am so excited to see his expression when...