Spotted Sankofa Colorful African Wood Bird Sculpture Hand Carved in Ghana Tipa Through her jewelry

Through her jewelry

Comfortable Drawstring Waist: The pants include an adjustable drawstring waist

while ruby looks pretty for July babies

A parade of turquoise-hued elephants distinguishes this 'charm'ing bracelet from Thailand's Tiraphan Hasub

The Maya people regarded the jaguar as a symbol of power

Spotted Sankofa Colorful African Wood Bird Sculpture Hand Carved in Ghana Tipa Through her jewelryArtisan Ali Ibrahim of Ghana carves a sculpture that represents a traditional West African adinkra symbol and proverb. A bird is depicted with its head turned backwards, taking an egg off its back. The word sankofain the Twi dialect of Ghana means to 'reach back and take it'; in other words, to return to one's roots or take what is good from the past. The artisan carves the sculpture by hand from sese wood and decorates it with embossed aluminum