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7.5" W x 12.0" H x 2.6" D

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Weight:  1.2 lbs

 

Sese wood and brass

Ships from NOVICA Office in Ghana.




Akan mask, 'The Warrior'

This mask of solemn expression personifies a brave Akan okofo ("warrior") from Ghana. His strong features are expertly detailed by master carver Wilson Aboagye. Working with manual tools, Aboagye transforms sese wood into an attractive mask featuring embossed brass plates as symbols of tribal scarrings.
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Wilson Aboagye

Wilson Aboagye

"I carve different types of masks and any of them have a meaning."
Wilson Aboagye is a Ghanaian craftsman, born March 21, 1963.

"I attended Anglican primary school in 1972 and Anglican middle school in 1979," he says. "I got interested in Ghanaian African carvings when I was a child, so after middle school I learned the trade through a man named Mr. Akoffour. Now I have my own workshop and am training three people.

"I carve different types of masks and any of them have a meaning. My products are unique and my target is to create more."

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Thank you Mr. Aboagye. The mask arrived yesterday and I was so impressed with the fine artwork. It will be a Christmas gift for a good friend of mine, and I am so excited to see his expression when ...

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