Kindly River Goddess Wood Mask Coin Purses 68" L x 20" W

68" L x 20" W (172

exact color and pattern of stone will vary

Reads: "Forever in my heart"

gentle cycle

8 cm 3" / 7

Kindly River Goddess Wood Mask Coin Purses 68" L x 20" WThis mask will certainly be the center of conversation. Salihu Ibrahim invokes her presence in the form of a highly ornate mask, carved by hand from sese wood. He embellishes the mask with a fantasy of color created with African trade beads. The Pende people live on the banks of the Kasai River in Zaire. Every time a river, stream or lake is purified, appreciation is shown to the gods and goddesses that inhabit the waters for their protection. Yearly