Fair Trade Camerounian Brass Face Mask embroidery It is tuned to a

It is tuned to a western scale

this style of slit drum

Handcrafted using a recycled oil drum in an artisans cooperative in Port-au-Prince

this sculpture is handcarved in the traditional Asmat style

Handcrafted by an Afghan refugee in a village rug cooperative in the Peshawar

Fair Trade Camerounian Brass Face Mask embroidery It is tuned to aHandcrafted of recycled brass using the "lost wax" method of casting at an artisans' cooperative in Bamenda, Cameroun, this face mask is a miniature adaptation of the traditional masks that were worn along with feather headdress hoods and cloaks in ceremonial dances such as death celebrations, harvesting and planting ceremonies and other annual festivities by village societies. More realistic than the wooden masks, this mask nevertheless exhibits the