Bambara Hand Carved African Mask from Mali _artisan--novica-artisan-5194 Lalana designs these earrings

Lalana designs these earrings

Once reserved for the Inca aristocracy and more recently for special occasions

A lovely faceted pear-shaped citrine gemstone sparkles brilliantly above a round cabochon of composite turquoise with its gorgeous golden veins

the pattern on this Aran poncho is the horseshoe cable stitch

Bambara Hand Carved African Mask from Mali _artisan--novica-artisan-5194 Lalana designs these earringsA 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