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In celebration of pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican cultures, Nicaraguan artisan Arlen Estrada designs this striking sculpture that adds a historic vibe to your home decor. In a kneeling position, a man carries a jar that is slung over his shoulder.

In celebration of pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican cultures, Nicaraguan artisan Arlen Estrada designs this impressive sculpture that adds a historic vibe to your home decor. In seated position, Chicomecóatl, the goddess of fertility and subsistence, is handcrafted of ceramic wearing an elaborate headdress that depicts an ear of maize.

Seemingly surprised, this exquisite visage half closes his eyes and appears to yawn. Daniel Nyadedzor carves an appealing rotund design accentuated by elabourate West African motifs. Asepa ye means "my great in-law." Celebrants throughout Ghana use this traditional round mask widely. Nyadedzor expertly crafts it from native sese wood, carving it to shape and sanding it. The piece is then masterfully adorned with aluminium plates and finished with neutral polish. Infused with the wisdom of the ancestors, this mask adds cryptic beauty to any decor.

Bells peal out the joyous news on the very first Christmas. Accompanied by shepherds, kings and animals, Mary and Joseph receive the Christ child in a distinctive Andean setting. Twin doves hover just beneath the thatched roof of the stone chapel. Crafted by hand, this enchanting nativity scene comes from Dionisio Rojas.

Ghanaian Frank Odei Amoani creates this delightful pair of statuettes that make a unique addition to home decor. Carved by hand from sese wood, the artisan's own design features a couple with matching head wear, expressions, and hollowed eyes and mouths. The female statuette has long braids that cascade down her shoulders, and the male statuette has a long beard which he combs with his hands. The artisan uses local clay to give an attractive distressed finish to the statuettes, accentuating their natural appeal. The name awarefoo comes from an Akan word which translates to "married couple."