Ahomka Mask Ghanaian Sese Wood Mask Sculpture with Aluminum Plating Chaquijya Artisan Women carving it to form the

carving it to form the body of this sculpture

They dye the flower with a sensational purple color and preserve it in shining resin

Serenely beautiful

curved hooks

Ahomka Mask Ghanaian Sese Wood Mask Sculpture with Aluminum Plating Chaquijya Artisan Women carving it to form theHand carved from naturally dried sese wood, this sculpture depicts a rectangular mask resting on a rectangular base. Ghanaian designer Rita Addo Zakour details wide eyes, alert to every movement, beneath an ornate headdress. The lovely piece receives applications of white clay and embossed aluminum. The base of the mask is also ornately adorned with embossed aluminum. The sculpture is name Ahkoma, an Akan word meaning 'satisfaction.' materials: Sese