Songye Kwifibe African Protection Spirit Wall Mask Artisan Crafted Wood Art _artisan--kumbeshwar-technical-school-tag-boilerplate Handcrafted multi-metal earrings with brilliant

Handcrafted multi-metal earrings with brilliant radial design in copper and gold finishes add a subtle and beautiful touch to your outfit

This stretch bracelet is crafted by hand by Teodoro Melendez and Family with chip-cut sodalites

albesia wood

handcrafts this cotton robe

no two dabu prints are ever identical

Songye Kwifibe African Protection Spirit Wall Mask Artisan Crafted Wood Art _artisan--kumbeshwar-technical-school-tag-boilerplate Handcrafted multi-metal earrings with brilliantThis replica mask of powerful beauty is known as kwifibe by the Songye people of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Distinguished by its black and white stripes, the mask is believed to embody supernatural forces that will ward off evil. To the Songye, the use of white on the mask symbolizes positive concepts such as purity and peace, the moon and light. Ghana's Christopher Nyasafo carves the wall mask by hand featuring a bird looking downward.