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    Product ID: 117797

     

    5.9" W x 26.0" H x 3.2" D

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    Weight:  1.6 lbs

     

    Sese wood

    Ships from NOVICA Office in Ghana.

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    Ghanaian wood mask, 'Unite in Peace'

    A bird bows gracefully on the forehead of this mask by Walter Kuma. Smaller faces appear over each ear. From Ghana's Akwapim people from the area around Aburi, the piece is named Binkabi (bite not one another). During the annual festival, such masks are used to encourage the people to unite in peace.

    An artisan story card will be included with your purchase.

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    Walter Kuma

    Walter Kuma

    "Africans adore carving, because it is filled with historic and spiritual significance."
    "My name is Walter Kuma, and I was born in Ghana on October 22, 1981. I got interested in Ghanaian and African carvings when I was a child, because they have been an important art form for many generations. Africans adore carving, because it is filled with historic...

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    Walter Kuma

    "My name is Walter Kuma, and I was born in Ghana on October 22, 1981. I got interested in Ghanaian and African carvings when I was a child, because they have been an important art form for many generations. Africans adore carving, because it is filled with historic and spiritual significance. So when I finished middle school I chose to learn the trade, and I was apprenticed to Mr. Kofi Adjei.

    "Now I have my own workshop, where I design and carve the things I like. I also have three young apprentices learning the trade. I carve different masks that represent the value of the family, unity and our ancestors. African masks have a strong social, ethnic, historic and symbolic meaning. I have not attended any exhibitions personally, but the people that have bought my work have exhibited in their galleries or take them to different African-theme exhibitions."

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