
Artisan Crafted Wood Mask Original Design 'Mboloko' Item ID: 2671807215
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Awudu Saaed has 27 reviews
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This mask has been uniquely textured design is dramatically beautiful. Amazing detail on a relatively small mask structure. Very pleased!
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Impressive giraffe sculpture, great beadwork, great value! Very cool.
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This is a beautiful cross to put at the entrance to my home to Bless my home.
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This is a beautiful piece of art. The mask stands out among my collection.
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I would like to thank Awudu Saaed for this extremely exquiste Afircan mask. It is adds beauty and enhances my African mask collection!
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Extremely good quality highly pleased. thank you .came as advertised and nicely packaged.incredibly satisfied.
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This cross was exactly what I was looking for? it's perfect!
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This is so beautiful and just the right size. It fills out our collection nicely and with depth and texture. I was looking for something smaller to balance out the larger pieces and this was perfect. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the metal overlay.
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My mother in law absolutely loves it! She showed me a pic and it is beautiful! She loves masks and homemade items. She was extremely satisfied
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I have a large collection of masks from all over the world. This one is a beautiful addition. Unique and well made. Very detailed when you can hold it in your hands. Perhaps not a traditional style, but very artistic.
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This was bought for me but I gave it as a gift. They loved it!!!
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Great packing protected this hand crafted mask shipped promptly from Africa. Looks great on my ?mask wall? in my loft. Wonderful detail, and professional finishing with fibers and paint. I love it!
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Beautiful, very cool
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This mask makes an excellent addition to the gallery wall in my dining room. The detail is exquisite and I received so many comments on it. Everyone is awed!
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Not too long ago I bought this mask for my brother for his birthday. He has collected many hand crafted masks over the years but this one really stands out. This is the only one he has with beads on it...it's both unique and beautiful! I am very happy with this purchase.
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OMGoodness...he is small, BUT. elegant...definitely holds his own within my collection...He is GORGEOUS...Thank you...peace and blessings
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I bought to give as a present but it is so beautiful, I will keep it. I usually buy mask when I travel and I have a large collection, this is one of the best made and most detailed in my collection. I will definitely buy from Awudu Saaed again. Price was amazingly reasonable and it arrived exactly on the due date.
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I bought this mask to give as a present but it is so beautiful, I will keep it. I usually buy mask when I travel and I have a large collection, this is one of the best made and most detailed in my collection. I will definitely buy from Awudu Saaed again. Price was amazingly reasonable and it arrived exactly on the due date.
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I bought this mask to give as a present but it is so beautiful, I will keep it. I usually buy mask when I travel and I have a large collection, this is one of the best made and most detailed in my collection. I will definitely buy from Awudu Saaed again. Price was amazingly reasonable and it arrived exactly on the due date.
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Got this as a present for a son who collects art. The detail and craftsmanship was amazing! Watching this artist and planning on collecting more!
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My mask looks amazsing on sky wall.
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I received this beautiful mask in the mail.More beautiful in person than in the picture.Looks very nice on the wallThank you
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I got this mask in the mail and it is absolutely beautiful
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Love the attention paid to all the detail.. So well made. Looking forward to my next one
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West African mask was unbelievable. These artists are amazing
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Good quality, the beadwork looks nice, and so do the brass inlay diamond shapes. I also like how it is carved around the head area. Well done !
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We have a large selection of masks and love the texture of this one. It is made of wood with detailed aluminum covering the base. It is well made and will be a great addition to our other masks. It is called 'Mbara Hunter' which truly fits the mask.
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Awudu Saaed
"I am a friendly but quiet person and, when I was a boy, I used to follow some friends back home after school. Their parents had a workshop where carvers, designers, and finishers were always busy working, and I loved watching what they did and how they did it. Noticing my interest, I was given the opportunity to try my hands at sandpapering the carved items by observing the older people. As I improved, I began learning how to design and finish a product. I think that because I admired this work so much I was a fast learner.
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"I had to drop out of school due to financial difficulties – mother was alone looking after us six children. I wanted to be able to help her, and so I decided to join the workshop full time. My younger brother also joined me and, together, we decided to work very hard so we could send the rest of our siblings to school.
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"The master at the workshop knew of our situation and allowed us to sell some of the works we were able to finish by ourselves. That way we could make some money and take it home to add it to the little money mother was able to make.
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"Our situation began to change gradually as I improved designing and finishing carved items. I was also taught how to carve masks, but I prefer designing and painting. I see myself more as a designer and a finisher. After serving a while under master Abdul Karim Star, another featured artist, I started to work on my own in 1996.
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"Starting on my own was not easy at all, but what helped me was that, while working for my master, I used the little money I made to buy the basic tools I needed. I used to travel by road to Senegal, Mali, and Burkina Faso to sell my work at fairs.
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"I was determined to make it and also be able to take care of my siblings. The long travel paid off, my works were selling well, and I was able to put my siblings through school. This inspired me to bear all these risks of traveling.
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"However one day, on route with a friend to an artisan fair in Dakar, we were in a serious accident. We were traveling by bus and we had quite a few carvings we intended to sell. But the bus was fully packed and could not climb the hill on the border between Burkina Faso and Mali. The driver decided to reverse down and we ended up somersaulting into a ditch.
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"It was 2 am when it happened, and all was very dark. My friend and I werent as seriously injured as others so we walked to the nearest village with two other men to try to get some help. We told our story to the police, who drove us back to the accident. The most injured people had already been taken to the hospital so the police just left us there! We picked our belongings, rescued the carvings that hadnt been damaged and we hitched a ride into Dakar.
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"Fortunately our client there helped us – we had spent the money we had in medical expenses. Our client got in touch with other people and they bought all the remaining pieces, and that was just about enough for us to be able to get back home.
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"Once home it all sort of hit me and I got into a bad state – I didnt leave home or work for a year. Eventually, I realized our family finances were in danger and my brother needed help at the workshop. I went there and, after seeing everyone work so hard, I wanted to carve again. At first, it was tough to stop thinking about the accident but, through carving, I know I have overcome it.
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"I have exhibited my work in Ghanas Trade Fair (in 2010 and 2011), and now I also train people as designers and finishers. Now three of these apprentices work with me while others have started their own workshops.
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"My dream for the future is to further my education and expand my workshop to be able to train more people."
