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Luis Alberto Gutiérrez pays tribute to his country's pre-Columbian heritage with this striking ceramic sculpture painted with a terracotta color created using pulverized stone. Long-tailed lizards appear to crawl up each of the handmade sculpture's three slender legs, while two rings of dots adorn the base of the vessel's long neck. The tripod's design is influenced by similar ceramic objects crafted by Costa Rica's indigenous peoples many centuries ago. "These are the vessels our ancestors used in funeral rituals, where they deposited the funeral remains together with other ceramic pieces and metals; these pieces carry with them a great deal of history and they comprise many years of antiquity," explains the artisan.

Emmanuel Opoku Asante designs an original mask of impressive elegance. The long face carries an impressive fish like headdress featuring a smaller face on the crown. Asante expertly carves the sese wood mask by hand and adorns it with painted details. He finishes the piece with white clay for an aged appearance.

Rita Addo Zakour evokes feminine elegance with the design of this exquisite sculpture. The woman's image is carved by hand of sese wood and she is portrayed with an elaborate braided hairdo. Her beautiful visage is adorned with lavishly embossed aluminum plates and hand-painted details. Zakour names this sculpture Obaapa, meaning "Good Woman" in the Twi dialect of Ghana's Akan people.

The artists of the Huaman Paucar family use clay as their inspirational canvas, elaborating stunning patterns with a precise blend of colors. This decorative jar bespeaks Andean heritage, each detail at once serene and empowered, sure to impress any décor with its kiln-fired perfection. A timeless statement of handcrafted beauty.

As each piece is crafted individually, the product received may vary slightly in its color and design.