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Product ID: 131659

Items Remaining: 2

6.7" W x 19.7" H x 2.6" D

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Weight: 0.7 lbs

Sese wood and brass

Ships from NOVICA Office in Ghana.

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Akan wood mask, 'Forgiveness'

Named Fakye ("Forgive" in the Akan language), this extraordinary horn mask is carved by Wilson Aboagye. He sculpts it by hand of seasoned sese wood and embellishes it with richly embossed brass. Horns are said to represent power in Ghanaian society, and men from royal families often wear these masks as part of their ceremonial attire.

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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...