Deliverance Ewe wood mask Rachel Armah Holding her baby face to
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Holding her baby face to face
Culminating in glowing white cultured pearls
Reversible
this white
this pendant is made by using a technique of putting plaques of metal on top of each other
Deliverance Ewe wood mask Rachel Armah Holding her baby face toParallel lines represent decorative scarification on the smooth cheeks and forehead of this mask. Echoed by neat rows of braids, they bring visual fascination to a design by Daniel Nyadedzor. He names it Edem, an Ewe word meaning 'he has delivered me.' Among this Ghanaian tribe, such masks are given as a sign of appreciation to a person who saves another from disgrace. materials: Sese wood and brass 14. 5 in. H x 6 in. W x 3. 7 in. D