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Ghanaian mask, 'Guardian Spirit'
My people, the Ga, believe every home or lineage has a guardian spirit known as shiakye, " explains Robert Nortey. "We regard our home as a safe haven, and we trust the shiakye will guard our family and our future generations." Nortey carves the mask by hand from sese wood and adorns it with ornately embossed brass plates that replicate the art of the Ga people of Ghana.
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