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Hand Carved Wooden Sculpture of Hand Holding Egg 'Authority is Like an Egg'

Authority is Like an Egg

Hand Carved Wooden Sculpture of Hand Holding Egg

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SKU: 274390

Description

Perched gently yet firmly within the fingers, this egg can by symbolic of many different things. The Ghanaian artist George Obeng carves this sculpture with a powerful African proverb in mind, however, likening authority to an egg because if held too tightly, the egg will shatter. Conversely, if the egg is held too loosely between the fingers, it will slip and fall. The sculpture is hand carved and finished with a strikingly dark shade of acrylic paint and mansion polish.

Sese wood
Hand-crafted item -- color, size and/or motif may vary slightly
0.71 lbs
12.3 inches H x 3.5 inches W x 2.8 inches D

Made in Ghana

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George Obeng

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