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Hand-carved of sese wood in a star-like shape, this African mask is created by Ghana's Abdul Aziz Mohamadu. He paints the face in a solid fuchsia color which contrasts beautifully with its black and orange limbs. The face is accented with embossed aluminum. Abdul names the mask Bibawa, meaning "goodness" in the Kinsongo language of Central Africa.
Abdul has four children of his own and and cares for an additional four. All eight children live with him and he treats them all as his own.
Abdul has a dream of establishing an art academy for carving and sharing the African culture that is so closely tied to wood carving. So far, he has trained over 30 people but hopes that number can grow to be in the hundreds with an academy.
Since he started working with NOVICA, he has been able to grow his business. Through NOVICA and his determination, every day he gets a little closer to his goal of empowering and training others in carving.
Abdul financially supports the education of his own four children and the four other children that live with him.
"In 2000, I went into carving and since then I have never regretted it. But I haven't abandoned painting completely either."