Black Sankofa Fair Trade Wood Sculpture of Sankofa Bird from Ghana _artisan--novica-artisan-3342 Glass beads & elastic cord

Glass beads & elastic cord

Carved from wadang wood in the shape of hearts

Like gossamer fairy wings

Alfredo Falcón designs an attractive navy blue sweater with bell sleeves

the dichotomy of the refined and the rustic

Black Sankofa Fair Trade Wood Sculpture of Sankofa Bird from Ghana _artisan--novica-artisan-3342 Glass beads & elastic cordArtisan Ali Ibrahim of Ghana carves a sculpture that represents a traditional West African adinkra symbol and proverb. A bird is depicted with its head turned backwards, taking an egg off its back. The word sankofain the Twi dialect of Ghana means to 'reach back and take it'; in other words, to return to one's roots or take what is good from the past. The artisan carves the sculpture by hand from sese wood and decorates it with embossed aluminum