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Hand Carved African Wall Mask Wood and Aluminum (35 in), 'Royal Queen'

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Hand Carved African Wall Mask Wood and Aluminum (35 in), 'Royal Queen'

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This monarch is an original creation by Ghanaian artisan Abubakari Alhassan. Working with sese wood, he carves the queen's mask by hand featuring an elaborate hairdo. Ornately embossed aluminum plates adorn the queen's regal crown, face and cloak.

Made in Ghana

  • Sese wood, aluminum, brass
  • Intended as wall decor
  • Hand-crafted item -- color, size and/or motif may vary slightly
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  • 1.43 kgs
  • 3.2 lbs
  • 90 cm H x 14 cm W x 10 cm D
  • 35" H x 5.5" W x 3.9" D
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Abubakari Alhassan

Meet the Artist

Artfully crafted by Abubakari Alhassan from West Africa.

 

Meet the Artist

Abubakari Alhassan

Abubakari Alhassan

"My interest in the arts and carvings started at a very tender age, as I was fascinated by pieces of wood and calabashes."

Latest Update “I started working with Novica in 2002, and it has been a good experience. “I have been able to make the... Latest Update

“I started working with Novica in 2002, and it has been a good experience.

“I have been able to make the best out of my talent and also been able to sell my crafts across the world which I am very happy and grateful for. But my products are not being purchased as before; my products can be in stock for six months or sometimes a year with no sales. These products are returned back to me since they haven’t made any sales on the site. When they take my products off the site, it discourages me a lot. This is the current challenge I am facing. I was happy with my sales within my first 10 years working with Novica, but from that time to now, my products are not moving. My other challenge has been replenishing my handmade products to match the first one. I get many returns from the replenishment officer. Looking at the current flow of my sales, I am uninspired to create new products.

“I am still working at the same place I used to when I started; it has just been renovated. I work at my own home, so all I do is renovate when the time is right for that. I had expanded my scale before, but now looking at my current flow of orders I have declined in the scale of production. I have also trained a lot of people and they are also earning from the business now. I have received local recognition with my drums and have also been awarded by art agents from America.

“My wife died, so I have remarried. My eight children are all grownups and all married now. In fact, Novica is one reason why I could finance my big family and take care of my children when they were all young. I am so grateful for what they have done for us, and I hope that the Novica customers will buy my products as they were doing in my early years here.”

Original Artist Story

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, I arrived at work one morning and realized that the City Council had demolished my workshop and my wares were scattered in the debris. I managed to salvage some of them and it took about a week to reestablish my workshop at another, more visible location.

"Not long after, I again fell into the hands of the lawmakers. My workshop was again demolished by the government for a road project. I finally moved deep into the city and found a place near the town's art center where I built a small workshop. With the passing of time, the entire area within which I built my shop was approved by the government to be consolidated as part of the art center. I found out that many tourists developed much interest in my carvings and other handiworks. With good planning, I started saving little monies from my daily sales towards expanding my workshop into a registered company. Thank God, everything worked out as planned. I expanded my shop and have trained to date about 100 people, who are now self-employed. As a result of my numerous customers around the world, I was privileged to attend various exhibitions, some on invitation by my customers.

"My first arts and crafts exhibition was at the Ghana International Trade Fair in 1982. Other exhibitions, totaling about thirty, followed one after the other, some of which are:
Washington in Detroit Cobol Art Hall in 1995, 1996 1999 and 2000
Germany in Western Berlin, Meson Art Hall in 2000 and 2001
"I was also invited to two exhibitions in Burkina Faso dubbed 'Show Fair' in 1998 and 2000.

"The experiences I gained from these fairs coupled with the strict tuition I had from my trainer, Mr. Frank Sinatra, show and differentiate my products from the other artisans. I am sure I am on the right path to progress and continually hope to teach other people who are interested in the arts, the portion of my God-given talents. I am eager to leave a mark in the African arts through my handiworks.

"I am at the moment being assisted by my son and brother, Mohammed and Ishmaila respectively, and Tina, my secretary."

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BUST 35 - 36 37 - 38 39 - 41 42 - 44 46 - 48
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HIPS 37 - 38 39 - 40 42 - 43 45 - 46 49 - 50
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WAIST 30 - 32 32 - 34 35 - 37 38 - 41 43 - 45
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SLEEVE 32.5 33.5 34.5 35.5 36.5
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cm 81.5 - 91.5 86.5 - 96.5 91.5 - 101.5 96.5 - 106.5 109 - 119

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