cool sculpture

Standing proud with his leather jacket, pants, and shoes, this rhino is undeniably cool. Hand-carved of sese wood, this sculpture is designed by Ghana's Theophilus Anum. A painted finish gives the anthropomorphic rhino a two-tone color scheme.

Francis Agbete transforms ebony into the vivid image of a hippopotamus. Sacred to different Egyptian and African traditions, the hippo is believed to ground and dissolve emotional issues. Agbete carves the sculpture by hand, expertly respecting ebony's fine grain.

A family of giraffes stands united, each watching the others' backs. Francis Agbete carves the original sculpture by hand from teak wood, and paints it in detail with yellow and brown acrylic paints.