In Silence Black & Red Ghanaian Wood Wall Mask 26TT a fit and flare waist

a fit and flare waist and ruching at the bust

A modern take on the wine holder

The motifs are carefully engraved into the silver band

Flowers and tendrils grow within stylized fern fronds in these lovely dangle earrings

closing in the front with coconut shell buttons

In Silence Black & Red Ghanaian Wood Wall Mask 26TT a fit and flare waistDesigner Evelyn Kafui Ahianyo explains, 'The almost invisible mouth makes it sacred because of the silence during funerals.' With eyes closed, this beautiful visage is covered with ornate aluminum repouss. It's a traditional mask used in funeral rites by the chief priest of the Yiku clan of Ghana's Volta Region. The ceremony expels the souls of the recently dead. 'The almost invisible mouth makes it sacred because of the silence during funerals,' .