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Akan wood mask, 'Kuano Royalty'
Expertly carving sese wood, Frank Obiri-Ntow depicts a royal personage from Kuano, a town in Ghana's Eastern Region. The handsome mask is used during the annual yam festival by the Akan people who live there. Applications of white clay contrast with the polished wood.
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