Betrothed Hand Carved Tribal Mask _artisan--thistle-farms-tag-boilerplate like removing negativity

like removing negativity

featuring a design by Mexico's J

Ana Fernandez of Peru designs the hat with a different geometric motif on each row and with a jaunty tassel swinging from the crown

Indonesian design motifs are engraved in the medallions

Handmade in & fairly traded from Poland

Betrothed Hand Carved Tribal Mask _artisan--thistle-farms-tag-boilerplate like removing negativity'This is a bridal mask used for protection by Lambushi women in northern Ghana. It is customary for a bride to wear the mask when she gets betrothed, only to reveal her face to her husband when he places a ring on her finger,' explains designer Evelyn Kafui Ahianyo. Known as the Awure (Betrothed) mask, her sese wood replica is carved and painted by hand. It features an ornately embossed aluminum plate over the nose. materials: Sese wood and aluminum