Woman of Fire Fair Trade African Wood Mask Jan2023Giving 8 XL 44 / 111

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Komang names the bracelet Cager

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This feminine necklace culminates in a Y-pendant of petite chalcedony gems

Evoking imagery of the Earth

Woman of Fire Fair Trade African Wood Mask Jan2023Giving 8 XL 44 / 111This imposing mask depicts a blazing fire on the forehead. Carved by hand from African African rubberwood, it is representative of the people of Dormaa Ahenkro in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. Abdul Aziz Mohamadu names the mask Ogya, an Akan word meaning 'Fire.' It is used by women during the Kwafie festival, a purification rite. 'It is believed that the Dormaas brought fire to Ghana and this legend is symbolically represented in a bonfire set