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Product ID: 92349

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4.9" W x 11.0" H x 2.0" D

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Weight: 1.8 lbs

Sese wood

Ships from NOVICA Office in Ghana.

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Wood mask, 'Frighten Death Away'

Pale markings cover the dark contours of a somber mask by Gordon Adu. He names it Donkor, a Twi term (a tribe in Ghana) meaning "don't go." When a mother continuously loses a child to death, Africans believe it is the act of an evil spirit. Marks are put on the next born child to make the face look ugly, and thus scare the spirit away. If this child dies and another one is born, this new child is checked for these marks. If they are found,...

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Wood mask, 'Frighten Death Away'

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Gordon Adu

He took advantage of an offer from one of his older brothers, a carver, to help hone his latent talents.

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Gordon Adu

Born in 1974, Gordon Adu was unable to finish secondary school because of economic limitations, and thus fell back on his natural artistic inclinations. He took advantage of an offer from one of his older brothers, a carver, to help hone his latent talents. In eight months Adu had advanced greatly in the creation and finishing of wooden art.

Armed with talent and burgeoning experience, he moved to the city to seek new opportunities. After a while he returned to his home city and established his workshop there, receiving indispensable moral support from his brother.

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