Connected Lovers Sese Wood and Aluminum Lover Sculpture from Ghana Crossbody Believed to symbolize purity

Believed to symbolize purity

They hand-carve it from copal wood and decorate its body with joyful geometric patterns in a palette of saffron yellow

This beautiful

The necklace is created with eleven chunky style hand-rolled paper beads and glass seed beads

Guatemala and Twin Cities

Connected Lovers Sese Wood and Aluminum Lover Sculpture from Ghana Crossbody Believed to symbolize purityEvoking traditional African fertility dolls, this sculpture is created by Ghanaian artisan Joseph Boateng. He carefully hand carves this sculpture from sese wood, depicting two lovers that sit side by side on a bench. One holds a baby in her arms, but they both hold each other, as their heads stretch upward and join together. This sculpture is given a black polished finish, accented with pieces of intricately embossed aluminum. materials: Sese wood,