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A stunning African woman dressed in yellow and wearing gold jewellery gracefully carries a pot of water to her house in this amazing composition by Ghana’s Alex Mensah. Yellow, red, brown, blue, orange and black are the predominant colours in this alluring painting crafted with acrylics on canvas in a loose Impressionist style.

A woman stands with arms outstretched, crafted of Ghanaian sese wood with a charming, antiqued finish. Featuring a characteristically exaggerated head, this fertility doll represents an African tradition, often given to women who are hoping to conceive. Hand-carved by Winfred Korley, the sculpture is adorned with beaded jewelry of recycled glass. Korley names the sculpture Mansa, an Akan name given to third-born women.

A young princess, resplendent in her traditional attire and adorned with luxurious jewellery, is fascinated by a vibrant bloom in Indian artist Bharti Dayal's stunning composition. Crafted with meticulous detail in the revered Madhubani style using acrylic paints and vegetable dyes on handmade paper, this remarkable painting boasts a dazzling array of red, orange, yellow, black, white, grey, aqua, green and blue hues, inviting you to revel in its beauty and narrative charm.

Devendra Kumar Jha is a master of Madhubani art and often depicts the captivating tales of Hindu mythology in his paintings. In this exceptional scene crafted with natural dyes on handmade paper he portrays the wedding between the goddess Sita and Ram, the avatar of the god Vishnu, who are the protagonists of the epic Ramayana. They wear vibrant attire and impressive jewellery while tenderly looking into each other’s eyes in this colourful artwork filled with cultural significance.