Black Sankofa Fair Trade Wood Sculpture of Sankofa Bird from Ghana Vipin and the gemstones together total

and the gemstones together total 2 carats

this aesthetic carving in suarwood comes from the hands of Nyoman Karsa

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Black Sankofa Fair Trade Wood Sculpture of Sankofa Bird from Ghana Vipin and the gemstones together totalArtisan 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