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Emmanuel Atiemoh Yeboah of Ghana uses cotton fabric and oil paints to craft this mixed-media collage in the abstract image of obaa sima, the Ghanaian Akan word meaning "virtuous woman." The woman wears a flowing head scarf in vibrant colors, pieced together from calico cotton, further enhanced with batik for a highly textural and dimensional effect.

An abstract scene that shows an African man playing the dondo, a traditional drum from Ghana, is masterfully crafted by Emmanuel Atiemoh Yeboah using creative techniques. He applies oil paints on a calico and adds batik cloth cutouts in specific places. The colorful painting comes with a black frame crafted from ceiba wood.

Ghanaian artist Samuel Ashong signs a modern painting where numbers and math symbols in black and yellow take center stage. The artist works with the traditional batik technique on cotton to craft a remarkable composition that comes with a cardstock mat, ready for framing.

"This is an abstract depicting the schemes and other conspiracies tax collectors develop in outwitting the citizens," the artist explains. "In the work are three figures in the background representing the tax collectors."

"Peace can be realized by mutual tolerance and love for one another. This can start from the smallest circle, namely the family. Instill a sense of love and peace from an early age so that in the future there will be mutual respect," artist Ida Bagus Lawa Bargawa confides.

"Peace is always beautiful, always starts with a smile, and any problem can be discussed. Differences are natural and, as long as they don't hurt each other, peace can still be realized. Peace is closely related to mutual tolerance, listening, and understanding, and reducing unnecessary debate is an important key.

"Keep peace and maintain it, because to get it requires a great sacrifice. Peace cannot be maintained by violence, it can only be achieved by understanding peace within ourselves and peace in the world. Peace is a daily, weekly, and monthly process of gradually changing opinions, slowly eroding old barriers, and quietly building new structures.

"My hope for world peace is that what is an aspiration for the progress of a country will be reflected in the harmonious relations of all countries in this world. For this reason, all countries must be able to help each other stabilize the world's economy. Welfare within a country will have a good impact on the path of world peace."

To illustrate these thoughts and dreams, the artisan brings us a captivating composition made with traditional batik techniques. Crafted in Bali, it is a tribute to peace and unity, depicting joined hands surrounding the world and upholding the peace symbol. Every element adds a message of friendship, love and cooperation.

Designed and crafted by Emmanuel Atiemoh Yeboah, this artwork from Ghana depicts a trio of African women. One sits on a tray, one carries a tray full of foodstuffs, and the third carries an empty tray, her child slung over her back. The artist achieves this folk art composition using a variety of techniques. He utilizes the batik method to decorate several bits of cotton cloth, using a combination of colorful dyes with a wax resist. He then hand-cuts the designs into the artwork, replacing the cut-out portions with the colorful cloth that suggests the image of the women. This stunning piece of home decor arrives in a redwood frame.

Emmanuel Atiemoh Yeboah honors women with his admirable artistry. Painting with oils on card paper, he portrays her in silhouette and dresses her in a colorful traditional attire which he prepares with batik techniques on calico.

Arrives in a tweneboa wood frame.

Shown in silhouette, a graceful woman balances a pot on her head. Emmanuel Atiemoh Yeboa portrays her in oils on cotton calico, adding cutouts of African kente cloth for her dress. The composition arrives in a frame of ceiba wood.

This extraordinary wall art depicting the Hindu god Ganesha, also known as Ganapati and instantly recognizable for his elephant-like head, is expertly rendered by Ida Bagus Lawa Bargawa. A master of the traditional batik technique, the Balinese artist skillfully hand-sketches the figure and employs freehand wax resist application, which demands considerable expertise, with distinct dye baths for each color to create the vibrant and intricate batik art. In Hinduism, Ganesha is known as a god of knowledge and a remover of obstacles.

Three colorfully-clad fishermen paddle hard for home in this appealing artwork from Emmanuel Atiemoh Yeboah in Ghana. He crafts the piece using cotton fabric and scraps of batik cloth, painted with oil colors and ink. The piece is presented in a ceiba wood frame ready for hanging. The fishermen's boat bears the motto, 'Sea Never Dry' which "stems from the belief that people have an immense capacity for creativity," explains the artist.

The silhouette of a Nigerian Fulani woman balances a gourd filled with milk atop her head, with a child strapped to her back in this folk art painting. Atop her head rests an artistically-portrayed calabash gourd filled with milk. Ghanaian artist Emmanuel Yeboah creates this fantastic composition using oil paint on tri-colored batik calico cloth. The painting arrives with a ceiba wood frame.

Depicting a Javanese woman in a realist style, this stunning diptych will make a striking addition to your home decor. Kokom paints this composition, portraying her subject as she wears a traditional batik sarong as she leans against a tree. Arranged vertically, the two paintings of this diptych are meant to be displayed together.