Woman of Fire Fair Trade African Wood Mask shopify-collective-public-list Cheerful colors decorate this wide-eyed

Cheerful colors decorate this wide-eyed owl as it watches over your house

prized by the Inca for its incredible light weight and warmth

this wrap scarf is created by Ana Fernandez in Peru

5" / 75 cm

Rain tree wood

Woman of Fire Fair Trade African Wood Mask shopify-collective-public-list Cheerful colors decorate this wide-eyedThis 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