Akan wood mask, “marriage counselor”

Delivery is guaranteed by Standard shipping if order received by 4/10/2011. On May 8 Delivery is guaranteed in the checkout shipping if order received by 4/27/2011 .
Handmade by Abdul Karim Star
Ships from Africa within 15 days

Novica, in association with National Geographic, offers thousands of limited edition and one-of-a-kind gifts, jewelry and home decor treasures handmade by master artists and artisans throughout the world. Imposing yet friendly, a character observes and listens without speaking. Beautifully carved from African Sese wood, this mask comes from Abdul Karim Star.

It is named Aware, or “Marriage” in the Akan language. Ghanaian men, these masks to newlyweds for protection and guidance. Artisan Info: .. “My name is Abdul Karim Star, and I was born in the northern region of Ghana in 1966 Unfortunately, I was four years old my parents divorced and my father decided to send me to Accra I stayed with my uncle, called Mahama Wamzah that ritual circumcisions as a beautician.

At first I stayed with my uncle roaming the streets of Ayalolo, until one day, my uncle sent me to the timber Ayalolo school in 1973 where I started my education. “During my eighth year my uncle, I realized that education was becoming difficult for me, both financially and intellectually.

I often had to stay home from school because my uncle could not afford the tuition. During these long absences from school, I decided to help my uncle by looking for a job. One morning, while walking aimlessly around our neighborhood, a man I later came to know as Mustapha, called me and asked me to buy him food and some wood sanding discs for his job. When I came back, he wanted

Akan wood mask, ‘Marriage Counselor’