black facemask

"Crowned beauty," proclaims the name of this mask, from the Yoruba language. The face is painted in orange and black and crowned with a black headpiece, all carved from local sese wood by Ghanaian artisan Abdul Aziz Mohamadu. The rounded diamond shape highlights the pointed chin and high forehead, used in many kinds of African masks as a representation of idealized beauty.

This simple but striking mask is the original design of Ghana's Anna Yawson. The elongated monkey face is hand-carved from native sese wood and painted in black and bold orange. Adoo means "monkey" in a dialect spoken by the Ga tribe of Ghana.

This unique set of four handmade cotton face masks includes two adult masks and two child-sized masks. The contoured, double-layer masks are reusable and washable, and feature elastic ear loops for a secure fit. Please wash the masks before first use.