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About this item: Limpid eyes and an earnest voice seem inherent to this compelling mask. Godfred France creates a design of elegant harmony, embellishing African sese wood with hand-embossed brass and aluminum. Named Shankoko – a Hausa word meaning "the soul," the mask arises from the artisans own imagination.
About our Artist: As a child, Godfred France used to make boats with worn-out metal utensils, which hed float in water. Due to financial constraints, my parents could not further my education and so I had to drop out of school and join my uncle, who was a wood carver. Thanks to the woodcarving, Ive been able to educate my four children and I know that with constant sales, Ill be able to give them a brighter future than I had. This motivates me to wake up each day to carve!