Wood statuette, 'All-Seeing Eye'
Angular eyes underscored by vermilion mystery bestow charged wisdom upon this carving. The lids appear like prison bars, belying the true vision of the figure, his blindness only illusory. Representative of the artistry of the Baoule tribe of the Cote d'Ivoire, its given name, Ehunta Hunu, translates as the "all-seeing eye." Madam Adwoa designs the piece, hand-carved by the artisans of Onyame Akwan Dooso, her Ghanaian workshop. The strength of local sese wood echoes the significance of age, experience, and wisdom, values highly treasured in West African culture.
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