Woman of Fire Fair Trade African Wood Mask Double Hammocks cotton lining

cotton lining

Made of reclaimed stone

Delicate fashioned of silver

crowned with a sterling silver rondelle and petite dyed blue glass bead

this pair of dangle earrings features circles and teardrops of natural rainbow moonstone

Woman of Fire Fair Trade African Wood Mask Double Hammocks cotton liningThis imposing mask depicts a blazing fire on the forehead. Carved by hand from African African rubberwood, it is representative of the people of Dormaa Ahenkro in the Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. Abdul Aziz Mohamadu names the mask Ogya, an Akan word meaning 'Fire.' It is used by women during the Kwafie festival, a purification rite. 'It is believed that the Dormaas brought fire to Ghana and this legend is symbolically represented in a bonfire set