Parrot Motif African Wood Mask with Brass and Aluminum 'Wogali'

Description

Ghanaian artisan Ralph Kwasi Agudze hand-crafts this mask from sese wood. A parrot is perched on top of the subject's head and the mask is also embellished with aluminum and brass plates. On the forehead, a pair of brass parrots sit facing each other. The mask is named Wogali, which comes from the Ewe language of Ghana and means 'helper.'

Sese wood, aluminum, brass
2.20 lbs
21.3 inches H x 7 inches W x 3.1 inches D

Made in Ghana

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Wogali