Black Sankofa Fair Trade Wood Sculpture of Sankofa Bird from Ghana _artisan--wildlife-works-tag-boilerplate warm brown aragonite and white

warm brown aragonite and white calcite crown the pyramid while jasper is the central stone

depicts ornate fans used in the legong dance with delicate openwork motifs

which means 'great queen' in the Akan language

Accentuated by a brushed-satin finish

Black Sankofa Fair Trade Wood Sculpture of Sankofa Bird from Ghana _artisan--wildlife-works-tag-boilerplate warm brown aragonite and whiteArtisan 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