Burkina Faso mask, 'The Entertainer' Review
Burkina Faso mask, 'The Entertainer' Feature
- Handmade by Abubakari Alhassan
- Ships from Africa within 15 days
NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, offers thousands of limited edition and one-of-a-kind gifts, jewelry, and home decor treasures handmade by master artists and artisans throughout the world. This mask of ornate beauty celebrates the traditions of the Fulani people. They are regarded as the "cowboys" of Dore, in Burkina Faso. When the mask is brought out, the Fulani people know it will be a day of entertainment. Abubakari Alhassan hand-carves the mask of sese wood and decorates it with embossed aluminum plates. Artisan Info: The artistry of Abubakari Alhassan has been featured in Natural Health magazine. "My name is Abubakari Alhassan. I was born in western Ghana in the year 1944. My interest in the arts and carvings started at a very tender age, as I was fascinated by pieces of wood and calabashes. It is no wonder that I was attracted to the carving profession through a very good friend of mine called Frank Sinatra, a professional and well-known carver. "Because of the strict work ethics of 'do it best the first time,' my carving tutor never graduated any of his students until he was sure that he was sending out a good carver. For this reason, I spent five years under his tutelage. Having graduated from Frank Sinatra's workshop, I started carving on my own around the same area as my former boss. With a little capital, I moved to a large city in search of greener pastures in 1972 and settled behind the Publics Works Department. Just as my trade started flourishing,
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