Novica Southwestern
Ceramic vessel, 'Maya Profiles'
Maya personages are portrayed in profile, their strong features interspersed with numerical symbols. Adorning a three-legged ceramic vessel, they figure in hieroglyphic inscriptions.
Merchant: NOVICA
Wood mask, 'Punu Spirit'
Painted white, serene features suggest one who has passed on to the realm of spirits. The tall hairdo denotes a woman from the Punu tribe of the upper Ngoume River region of southwestern Gabon.
Merchant: NOVICA
Wood mask, 'Ancestral Beauty'
Cool and beautiful, a woman's face is dignified. Tribal scarring adorns her smooth forehead while the tall hairdo denotes a woman from the Punu tribe of southwestern Gabon. Salihu Ibrahim carves a serene mask that depicts a female ancestor.
Merchant: NOVICA
Iron wall adornment, 'Kokopelli Peace' (large)
Swaying and dancing to a hypnotic tune, Kokopelli abandons himself to the rhythms of his music. His long hair blows in the breeze as he pipes a plaintive melody on his flute. J. Blas sculpts the legendary deity in elaborate detail.
Merchant: NOVICA
Iron candleholder, 'Kokopelli's Dance'
Painted by hand in warm colors Kokopelli dances and plays a song for the sun. A prehistoric image, this deity is usually depicted with a humped back, playing a flute.
Merchant: NOVICA
Iron coat rack, 'Kokopelli Serenade'
Kokopelli the flautist is borne from myth and legend; he travels far and wide playing melodious tunes inviting all to dance. Now he adorns this extraordinary coat rack, forged of iron by J. Blas, who uses a novel technique of his own design to cut the iron sheets.
Merchant: NOVICA