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Brown Wood Aluminum Recycled Glass Bead African Mask Ghana, "Scorpion Face"
Depicting a head in the shape of a scorpion's tail, this fierce African mask is hand-carved from local sese wood by Ghanaian artisan Awudu Saaed, featuring the artisan's original design. He adds embossed aluminum and recycled glass beads for a textured, multicolored look.
- 0.29 kgs
- 0.6 lbs
- 31.5 cm H x 11.5 cm W x 6.5 cm D
- 12.5" H x 4.5" W x 2.6" D
- Sese wood, recycled glass beads, aluminum
- Intended as wall decor
- Hand-crafted item -- color, size and/or motif may vary slightly
- Promotes recycling and reduces waste
- Made in Ghana.
- Certified and shipped by our office in West Africa
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Gail
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04/24/2019
"Cherished heirlooms"
Beautiful combination of materials. Truly stunning piece
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Williamg
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11/30/2022
"Lovely giraffe sculpture, great beadwork, good value. Lovely"
Impressive giraffe sculpture, great beadwork, great value! Very cool.
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BRETT
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08/16/2022
"Very happy with this mask"
Beautiful power mask
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Arthur
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03/07/2022
"Perfect for placement on window shelf where the sun highlights its features."
This is a beautifully carved and painted fish. Very nice detail and stands on its own on a shelf where the sun shines that brings out its nicely detail features.
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Beautiful Collectiom
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01/21/2022
"Bless My Home"
This is a beautiful cross to put at the entrance to my home to Bless my home.
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Maryanne
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01/07/2022
"Stunning"
This is a beautiful piece of art. The mask stands out among my collection.
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Microcredit Financing
Awudu Saaed has received 6 microcredit loans with 0% interest from Kiva and Novica, the first for $200 and the most recent for $800. Proceeds were used to stock up on the raw materials he uses for his masks, vases and decor items.
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