stone ring

Beginning in the sixth century B.C., varying versions of a ball game spread across Mesoamerica, and ball courts can be found in many pre-Hispanic cities. Stone rings, with openings just wide enough to allow the ball to pass through, hung vertically on each side of the court and opposing players tried to knock the ball through the rings using only their hips, buttocks and knees. By Elisa Camarena, this sculpture replicates a ball court ring from the Maya culture; it is displayed on a pinewood stand.

Shaped like a pear, this jewelry box is created by the talented artisans of Mexico's Rosales Family. The top of the pear is made of gleaming pewter. The bottom is formed by reclaimed stone, which displays beautiful natural hues. The inside of this box is lined in velvet.

Covered with frangipani blossoms, an elaborate headdress crowns a young dancer. Nyoman Indrawati Subrata of the Subrata Family sculpts this extraordinary mask from crocodile wood, following in the footsteps of her father, the late master artisan Nyoman Subrata. The Legong Keraton is probably one of Bali's most important dances. It tells of the King of Lasem, who finds the beautiful Rangkesari lost in the woods and locks her in a house of stone. Her outraged brother learns of this and demands she be freed under threat of war. But Lasem refuses and goes to war – ignoring Rangkesari's pleas for peace. On his way to the battlefield, Lasem encounters a bird of ill omen who foretells his death. The dance dramatizes the farewells before Lasem departs to the battlefield, where he is killed.

Robert Aidoo-Taylor of Ghana hand crafts this men's leather wristband bracelet. A wide band of brown leather is wrapped at the ends with matching nylon cord. Across the front is a band of braided cream-colored cord bordered by a brown cord on top and bottom.

About his artistic journey, the artisan says: "I am a self-taught artist. In 2012, I ventured into the realm of handcrafted jewelry. I have always used wood in my art and it's exciting to be able to add other materials to achieve something interesting."