Bambara Hand Carved African Mask from Mali Cristobal Ramirez min L - x 39

min L - x 39 in

Handmade in & fairly traded from Burkina Faso

Versatile to wear high on waist or low on hips

The ring is crafted by hand with sterling silver in sublime detail

Bambara Hand Carved African Mask from Mali Cristobal Ramirez min L - x 39A winged figure with horns sits atop this handsome Bambara mask. Her swollen abdomen alludes to pregnancy, and hence, to fertility. The Bambara live in the region around Bamako, the capital of Mali. Their traditions include six male societies Ntomo, Komo, Kono, Tyiwara, Kore, and Nama each with its own type of mask, worn to display their status in society. This is a Kore mask; concerned with the sky and with the bringing of rain to make the crops