Name: Ebony wood decorative box, Gye Nyame Power
SKU: 270283

Gye Nyame Helper Ebony Wood Gye Nyame Letter Opener from Ghana

Robert Lanyo

(42)

Hand-carved of ebony wood with rich hues of brown, this elegant letter opener makes an excellent and cultural addition to your home office. Ghanaian artisan Robert Lanyo creates the sleek opener, detailing the top of the handle with the Adinkra symbol Gye Nyame, signifying the supremacy of God.

£26.99 Wholesale

£26.99
Eco Sankofa Recycled Plastic Beaded Sese Wood Sankofa Decorative Chair

Malik Jabir Dodoo

(1)

Signifying the importance of learning from the past, Sankofa is a traditional Adinkra symbol that is characterized by a bird reaching to grab an egg off its back. Ghanaian artisan Malik Jabir Dodoo creates this decorative chair, crafted from sese wood and decorated by hand with colorful beads of recycled plastic that depict the Sankofa symbol. Hand-carved into the seat, the Adinkra symbol Gye Nyame signifies the supremacy of God. The chair comes in two pieces.

£33.99 Wholesale

£33.99
Gye Nyame Style Wood Adinkra Gye Nyame Comb Wall Decor from Ghana

Emmanuel Opoku Asante

(29)

By Ghanaian artisan Emmanuel Opoku Asante, this decorative comb is crafted of sese wood for a cultural addition to your wall decor. The portion above the comb's teeth is etched with cross and line patterns, while the handle is hand-carved into the elegant shape of the Adinkra symbol Gye Nyame, meaning "except for God" and signifying God's omnipotence.

£44.99 Wholesale

£44.99
Adinkra Secret Adinkra Pattern Aluminum and Wood Decorative Box from Ghana

Habib Mustapha

The perfect piece of home decor for storing your secrets and keepsakes, this decorative box from Ghana is designed by Habib Mustapha. He handcrafts the box of coast redwood, covered with embossed aluminum that features heart patterns and Adinkra Akofena sword symbols around the sides. The lid is decorated with the Adinkra symbol Gye Nyame, symbolizing the power of God. This box opens to reveal a single-compartment interior for storing small items.

£44.99 Wholesale

£44.99
Except God African Decorative Wood Plate and Stand

Kobina Asmah

(24)

Ghana's famed gye nyame symbol emerges in this decorative plate by Kobina Asmah. Known as an adinkra symbol, this image is revered throughout the country; its rotating form means "I fear none except God." The Ghanaian artisan depicts the symbol in aluminum repoussé on a decorative plate of sese wood. It arrives with an iron display stand.

£53.99 Wholesale

£53.99
Heart of Africa Ghanaian Hand Carved Heart Shaped Jewellery Box

Joseph Boateng

(14)

Carved in the shape of a heart, this jewelry box is a constant reminder of love. Joseph Boateng works in African sese wood, carefully sculpting the decorative motifs that embrace the design. The Ghanaian Gye Nyame symbol appears on the lid, its rotating movements understood as "I fear none except God."

£60.99 Wholesale

£60.99
Gye Nyame Power Decorative Box with Adinkra Symbol in Hand Carved Ebony Wood

Agnes Amponsah

(3)

Hand-carved of ebony wood, this decorative box is crowned with Gye Nyame, the most important of all the Adinkra symbols of the Akan people. Meaning "no one except God," it recognizes God's omnipotence. This versatile box from West Africa is proudly presented by Agnes Amponsah.

£65.43 Wholesale

~~£72.99~~ £65.43
My Girl Friday Hand Crafted Wood Jewellery Box

Madam Adwoa and Onyame Akwan Dooso

(9)

This splendid jewelry box recognizes the omnipresence of god through gye nyame, the Adinkra symbol on the lid that means, "I am afraid of none except God." Deeply symbolic, Madam Adwoa has calls the box Effia, the name given to a baby girl born on a Friday. Madam Adwoa and the artisans at her workshop, Onyame Akwan Dooso, carve the sika adaka (jewelry box) from sese wood with hand-made tools. Once the desired shape has been achieved, it is delicately carved with traditional patterns and protected with mansion polish.

£79.99 Wholesale

£79.99
Elephant Pot Hand Crafted Elephant Decorative Vessel from Ghana

Kwasi Asante

(1)

Kwasi Asante in Ghana designs and crafts this remarkable decorative vessel, which features an imposing elephant holding up the lidded jar. The sculpture is carved by hand from sese wood, and engraved with the gye nyame adinkra symbol, which represents the omnipotence of God.

Adinkra symbols are visual symbols used by the Asante peoples of Ghana. They represent common philosophies or proverbs, which have an important role in West African culture.

£89.99 Wholesale

£89.99
African Antelopes Ebony bookends

Kwaku Ofosuhene Apenteng

(6)

Sleek antelopes graze in the African savannah, their graceful elegance captured in ebony wood. Kwaku Ofosuhene Apenteng creates a beautiful pair of bookends, carved by hand and finished with mansion polish. The books bear the Gye Nyame Adinkra symbol. Ghanaian Adinkra symbols communicate popular wisdom to the people. With its rotating movements, Gye Nyame is understood as "I fear none except God."

£99.99 Wholesale

£99.99
Fear God African Cedar Bookends (Pair)

George Obeng

(43)

Ghana's famed gye nyame symbol emerges in cedar wood, its rotating form meaning "I fear none except God." Known as an adinkra symbol, this image is revered throughout the country. George Obeng carves the traditional motif to grace a pair of bookends.

£99.99 Wholesale

£99.99

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Sep 17, 2022

WAAAAAY MORE BEAUTIFUL in Person!

Now I wish I had ordered more to give away as gifts, which I will do soon! So very beautiful! Same finishing on the front and back. Love it!

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This is an item the brings joy to heart.

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Leonard

Nov 3, 2018

A beautiful box.

This is a beautiful box, well designed and well made. The ebony is wonderfully dark and gives it a very satisfying weight when you hold it. I find myself smiling whenver I look at it.

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