This item is a beautiful hand–carved sculpture of a village mother from Kenya, Africa. The woman depicted is of the Giriama tribe, from the southern coastal area, as shown by her traditional style of dress. She is shown carrying a basket on her head and with a baby tied securely on her back. The craftsman created this beautiful piece of folk art, using only simple hand tools of small axes, various-sized knives, files and sandpaper. We have personally selected this piece for its beautiful carved lines, realistically portrayed. The carving was done by one of the world-famous masters of wood: the Makonde Tribe of southern Tanzania, using only simple hand tools of axes, various-sized knives and sandpaper. The Makonde craftsman carved this figure from a single piece of black, ebony wood, which is an exceptionally hard and richly dark wood found in the borderland strip along the tropical areas in certain sections of Central Africa. Ebony’s exceptional density makes it both heavy and beautiful in its black, glossy sheen when polished. This sculpture is 24 inches tall. wfig09Regular price: $66.99Sale price: $56.95