Spotted Sankofa Colorful African Wood Bird Sculpture Hand Carved in Ghana _artisan--zimele-tag-boilerplate Sompamitre carves the desired shape

Sompamitre carves the desired shape and coats it with lacquer

modern earrings that seem to dance and twirl

Hand crafted from jempinis wood

crafted of sterling silver rope motifs for a lovely pair of stud earrings

and spread collar

Spotted Sankofa Colorful African Wood Bird Sculpture Hand Carved in Ghana _artisan--zimele-tag-boilerplate Sompamitre carves the desired shapeArtisan 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