Galoa Hand Made African Sese Wood Beaded Mask Gregorio Ruiz Balinese artisan Ari Gunawan designs

Balinese artisan Ari Gunawan designs this wonderful cocktail ring

This sculpture

Equipped with rubberized stitching and eco-friendly plastic quick-click connecting buckles with a chrome-plated leash ring and a swivel leash hook connector for multi-directional pulling or tugging

A cute little porcupine is hand crafted of copal wood with spines of maguey plant fibers

Galoa Hand Made African Sese Wood Beaded Mask Gregorio Ruiz Balinese artisan Ari Gunawan designsThis joyful mask in light orange is the creation of West Africa's Christopher Nyasafo. Crafted from native sese wood, the mask is adorned with raffia and recycled glass beads in complementing orange. The mask is called Galoa, named after a tribe of people living in western Gabon. Known to disperse evil forces, this is an okukwe mask, used by the Galoa people in performances during births, initiation rituals, weddings, and funerals. materials: Sese