Friday, February 20, 2009

New Carvings 2...

A Woman under the rain with her baby, holding her umbrella...

A Beautiful African Woman...

This Man got so drunk and he is sitted thinking about his life...

A Lady who went to the stream to fetch water backing
her baby alongside.

A traditional ruler drinking Palm Wine...

This is a wonderful carving, its about the African Leader who has
the whole world in his hand but still oppressing the poor and if you
watch carefully, you will see his hand at the top, with the world in it
and his second hand, he was holding a spear, using it to intemediate the
poor man and you will see the face of the poor man below screaming loud
with a trumpet, exposing the leader's evil deed and screaming for help at the
same time. And the third part you will see the triangle like shape? Thats the
Map of Africa and the same also goes to the rich who opresses the poor in the world...

A woman who just came from the stream with a Fish in her hand...

The Wife of the Oba of Benin...

Guitar Man...

These are two lovers...

This is a young lady getting married, this is on her traditional wedding day...
According to the African tradition, she will be offered a drink which she must
drink a little out of first, and she will then offer it to her husband who will be
among the many men that will be in the occasion, when she drinks first and then walking in the mist of the people to go give it to her husband, the other men will be teasing her telling her, "am here come give it to me" then she walks through all the men and then finally go meet her main husband, goes on her knee and put it in his mouth to drink...

Face of a traditional ruler in Benin...

This is the Oba of Benin in Nigeria and his guards...

An African Farmer with his weeding tool (hoe)

A strong man bullying the weak...

Two men contesting for - Who is the strongest contest in Nigeria...

This is a resting chair for Kings, with Queen Idia's Inscription Mask, with a highly quality wood.

Carved Fishes....

This is a very interesting Local African Game, specifically from Nigeria, It is called Ayo in Yoruba Land... You will see the game and its seed and the front and back view and the handling too...

Center Table/Side stool... With the image of a King with his wives holding hands together...

Center table/Side stool...With the image of a snake...

A beautiful lady blowing horns...

Two Lovers dancing...

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