Betrothed Hand Carved Tribal Mask _artisan--thistle-farms-tag-boilerplate Featuring a design by India's

Featuring a design by India's Babun Dey

Handmade in & fairly traded from Poland

Meaning 'Peace at Heart' in the Ewe language

featuring a design by Mexico's J

painting it entirely by hand with colorful designs and floral motifs

Betrothed Hand Carved Tribal Mask _artisan--thistle-farms-tag-boilerplate Featuring a design by India's'This is a bridal mask used for protection by Lambushi women in northern Ghana. It is customary for a bride to wear the mask when she gets betrothed, only to reveal her face to her husband when he places a ring on her finger,' explains designer Evelyn Kafui Ahianyo. Known as the Awure (Betrothed) mask, her sese wood replica is carved and painted by hand. It features an ornately embossed aluminum plate over the nose. materials: Sese wood and aluminum