Stern and serious a soldier shouts out orders to the rest of his troop. His helmet is stylized after those designed during Ghana's Colonial period. Juliana Akandas designs the striking mask which is carved by hand from sese wood. The mask's ornate face is painted while the helmet bears an embossed brass plaque.

Price: $67.95

Following the dictates of Ewe traditions this sese wood mask symbolizes the protection of motherhood. The Ewe people of Ghana wear the mask during important community celebrations and it is often placed near a pregnant mother to facilitate delivery and ensure the newborn's protection. Juliana Akandas masterfully decorates the mask featuring embossed brass plates glistening beads and cotton motifs to replicate Ewe tribal artistry.

Price: $74.95

Carved from sese wood and meticulously painted by hand this mask comes from Ghana's Dagomba people. Juliana Akandas depicts a woman with an elaborate coif and colorful features. It personifies beauty refinement and a desire to give pleasure to others.

Price: $59.95

This imposing sculpture depicts an adult man of the Senufo people who inhabit Burkina Faso Côte d'Ivoire Ghana and Mali. Senufo men belong to the Poro society. Its purpose is to maintain religious and historical traditions especially through the cult of the ancestors. Juliana Akandas carves the image from African sese wood.

Price: $69.95

African women from every cultural community are poised and elegant. Their beautiful features express their soul's strong character. Juliana Akandas celebrates the women of Africa with a vivid sese wood mask that is carved by hand. The mask is beautifully ornamented to symbolize tribal traditions including colorful earrings and embossed brass plates.

Price: $102.95

White eyes protruding teeth and skeletal ribs demonstrate that this personage has died. Beautifully carved by Juliana Akandas the image is a part of the poignant Yeeyeye a ritual of the Ga people performed mainly for twins. During the ceremony the doll accompanies the surviving twin so he or she will not feel lonely.

Price: $67.95

The Beyembe people of Congo show their appreciation for nature's gifts with this colorful mask. They wear it at their annual festival to thank Mother Nature for the air they breathe and the water they drink as well as for the food trees sun moon and stars. Juliana Akandas carves the mask from sese wood and paints it by hand in rich red and green hues. The mask is adorned with embossed brass plates beads and cotton.

Price: $68.95

Believed to possess mysterious powers this enchanted bird is never seen during the day. Whoever glimpses it during the daytime will be empowered with good fortune. Juliana Akandas transforms a legend from the Bwa tribe of Burkina Faso into a colorful mask.

Price: $129.95

His hairline is receding and his vision is not as keen as it once was. Yet the years have conferred the wisdom of experience on this gentleman. Inspired by the Akan belief in the knowledge of the elderly Juliana Akandas crafts this exceptional mask in tribute.

Price: $79.95

Juliana Akandas carves a mask depicting a girl with bead and red cotton earrings. Embossed brass adorns her face and she smiles with excitement. From the Lwalwa tribe of southeastern Congo such masks are presented to girls during their puberty rites. They show that the teens have reached womanhood. Both boys and girls go through initiation to become responsible adult members of Lwalwa society but masks are worn only during male Ngongo initiation.

Price: $69.95