This handmade creation is offered in partnership with NOVICA, in association with National Geographic. By Kwaku Ofosuhene Apenteng, this intriguing mask depicts an antelope, the totem of the royal family's Agona clan from Aburi. Long horns spiral upward while the alert face shows human lips. Earrings of clay beads and cotton threads complete the design.

Product Features:

• Weight: 1.9 lbs
• Dimension: 20" H x 6.25" W x 2" D
• Materials: Sese wood, clay beads, cotton trim
• Colors: Brown, Black, red
• Decorative
• Hang on wall
• Made in Ghana

Story Behind the Art:

I... decorate my works with brass and beads, making them unique. I was born in eastern Ghana on August 19, 1959. In secondary school, I studied business management and graduated in 1980. I worked for some time after school and then furthered my education by studying business for another two years. After my Advanced Level, I secured a job and worked for sometime and then stopped to find a vocation on my own due to job dissatisfaction. However, in the year 1984, I was introduced to the carving profession by my cousin who was a carver and also a professional teacher. He taught me how to carve for about a year and I had not much difficulty. I then started a full-time professional carving career late in 1985. I have been carving on my own ever since.

I also learned how to decorate my works with brass and beads, making them unique. I paint them sometimes and I am most inspired at times by my works. They are different and attractive.

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