Bambara Hand Carved African Mask from Mali _artisan--novica-artisan-5194 a couple of horses welcome

a couple of horses welcome the holiday season

A lovely faceted pear-shaped citrine gemstone sparkles brilliantly above a round cabochon of composite turquoise with its gorgeous golden veins

Exalting the rich grain of teak wood

the pattern on this Aran poncho is the horseshoe cable stitch

Bambara Hand Carved African Mask from Mali _artisan--novica-artisan-5194 a couple of horses welcomeA winged figure with horns sits atop this handsome Bambara mask. Her swollen abdomen alludes to pregnancy, and hence, to fertility. The Bambara live in the region around Bamako, the capital of Mali. Their traditions include six male societies Ntomo, Komo, Kono, Tyiwara, Kore, and Nama each with its own type of mask, worn to display their status in society. This is a Kore mask; concerned with the sky and with the bringing of rain to make the crops