Bambara Hand Carved African Mask from Mali _artisan--a-beautiful-refuge-tag-boilerplate the smiling Japanese bobtail cats

the smiling Japanese bobtail cats create a welcoming environment

The ancient Inca discovered the attributes of this fiber

Joseph and the babe in the manger

This shawl by Jorge Priori is distinguished by the gentle hues of ripe peaches

painting it with dot motifs on the face and giraffe spots on the forehead

Bambara Hand Carved African Mask from Mali _artisan--a-beautiful-refuge-tag-boilerplate the smiling Japanese bobtail catsA 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