Small wooden carvings, crafted as pegs, were driven into the ground by the Baule people of West Africa to guard the home. This peg is hand carved by Ghanaian artisan Salihu Ibrahim from local sese wood, featuring a double-sided horned mask at the top as the guardian.
Sese wood
Hand-crafted item -- color, size and/or motif may vary slightly
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