Bloomsbury Market McHenry Saida Luck Mask Wall D Cor

Description

Expressing Africa's rich mask traditions, Ghanaian artisan Abdul Aziz Mohamadu hand-carves this striking mask of sese wood. Expressing Africa's rich mask traditions, Ghanaian artisan Abdul Aziz Mohamadu hand-carves this striking mask of sese wood. Painted solid black with yellow and red accents, the mask features embossed aluminum plate over the forehead and cheeks that reflects traditional scarification practices. A clay rub gives this mask an antiqued finish. It is named Saida, meaning "happily lucky" in South Africa's Zulu language. Painted solid black with yellow and red accents, the mask features embossed aluminum plate over the forehead and cheeks that reflects traditional scarification practices. A clay rub gives this mask an antiqued finish. Expressing Africa's rich mask traditions, Ghanaian artisan Abdul Aziz Mohamadu hand-carves this striking mask of sese wood. Painted solid black with yellow and red accents, the mask features embossed aluminum plate over the forehead and cheeks that reflects traditional scarification practices. It is named Saida, meaning "happily lucky" in South Africa's Zulu language.

Key Features

• Painted solid black with yellow and red accents, the mask features embossed aluminum plate over the forehead and cheeks that reflects traditional scarification practices.
• Expressing Africa's rich mask traditions, Ghanaian artisan Abdul Aziz Mohamadu hand-carves this striking mask of sese wood.
• A clay rub gives this mask an antiqued finish.
• It is named Saida, meaning "happily lucky" in South Africa's Zulu language.