Black Sankofa Fair Trade Wood Sculpture of Sankofa Bird from Ghana _artisan--novica-artisan-12057 Featuring a trendy high polish

Featuring a trendy high polish and oxidized finish

The Brazilian artisans at Joias do Rio create this delightful gemstone sculpture

Zandra Lorena Sajbin creates a classic pendant necklace of sterling silver that is worn on a mariner chain

depicting the adorable animal rearing up on its hind legs

Villavicencio says

Black Sankofa Fair Trade Wood Sculpture of Sankofa Bird from Ghana _artisan--novica-artisan-12057 Featuring a trendy high polishArtisan 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