Ga Warrior (Asafoatse) African Mask nubun after the city's all-white lodge

after the city's all-white lodge turned them away

This is Sunday morning in the rural South

and the quiet dignity of being wholly

For far too long

5x27 inches (paper size) and 12

Ga Warrior (Asafoatse) African Mask nubun after the city's all-white lodgeSome pieces command a room the moment they go up. This hand carved Ga warrior mask, named Asafoatse, carries the bearing of a war captain and the vivid artistry of Ghana's bead traditions. Awudu Saaed shaped this original design from native sese wood, then dressed it in colorful recycled glass seed beads set in bold geometric bands. The name Asafoatse identifies a war captain among the Ga people of coastal southeast Ghana, whose historic towns gave