Gye Nyame Bookends (Ghana)

these are very well crafted, - a great, solid wood. this is second best to buying them in ghana! (the airfare is kinda pricey, - so go with overstock!) :)

I gave these to my brother for part of his Christmas gift. He likes eclectic things and he really loved these. They were high quality and smelled like wood.

I really love them. They look just as good in person as they do online. The workmanship is great, however, they are not absolutely identical. Typically I'm fairly peticular about such things, but in this instance I think it adds character and only emphasizes the fact that it is hand made.

I purchased this item as a Holiday gift for a close friend from Ghana and I must admit I was a little disappointed when I received them. They are obviously handmade, and relatively well crafted however, there was absolutely no symmetry between the two pieces. They were two completely different sized articles in every way...the base, the carved word and the carved book that stands behind the word. Other than the color and general look there was no way to tell they were a pair. The wood was authentic, and again, the quality quite on par but I almost felt uncomfortable presenting them as a gift because of the flaws. In addition, I must note that they would probably be more useful as decorative pieces than bookends considering they were very light and probably would not be able to hold large books in place.

I gave these as a Christmas gift to my brother and he seemed to like them. I thought they were great and very unique! It's difficult to find things that are completely hand crafted and that's definitely what gives these bookends their character.