Akan Anoma Colorful Handcrafted Bird African Mask Magnesite Costa Rican artisan Ileana Umaña

Costa Rican artisan Ileana Umaña creates a delightful pair of stud earrings

which is decorated around the exterior with striped patterns

the colorful beaded band features an eclectic design achieved with a painstaking weaving technique

making these earrings an ideal accessory for an elegant look

Akan Anoma Colorful Handcrafted Bird African Mask Magnesite Costa Rican artisan Ileana UmañaWith the privilege of experience, Ghanaian artisan Awudu Saaed creates the original design of this spectacular mask. He incorporates the artistic style of the Akan people as he carves the sese wood mask by hand with an anoma (bird) on the forehead. Saaed uses colorful glass beads to decorate the mask's face as well as embossed brass on the eyelids and around the face. Saaed works with available brass plates to make a one of a kind version of his