Black Sankofa Fair Trade Wood Sculpture of Sankofa Bird from Ghana _artisan--novica-artisan-9575 Growing up in an Indonesian

Growing up in an Indonesian village well-known for its excellent wood carvings

Kadek hails from Celuk--the Balinese village renowned for its high-quality gold and silver jewelry

By Putu Kartini

and letting them know that there is happiness and love out there

an exuberant Scottish gun dog of great beauty

Black Sankofa Fair Trade Wood Sculpture of Sankofa Bird from Ghana _artisan--novica-artisan-9575 Growing up in an IndonesianArtisan 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