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Wood statuette, 'Teacher's Wife'
This beautiful doll by Daniel Nyadedzor represents sculptures given to the wife of a local teacher in gratitude for her support. Elegant and colorful, the figure is named Mata Mallam, which means "wife" in the language of the Hausa people from northern Ghana.
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