African Woman

This beautiful mask of an African women’s face has been crafted in Sterling silver. African art is often not art in the sense that westerners understand it. Art in Africa, or art by Africans is approached from a different angle – certainly the older “art” as in African sculptures and African masks. Rather than just beauty, the African art was created for a reason, functional art – to honour the ancestors, or to protect the living. This Guru woman’s face is a fine example of the beauty that is seen in African woman, and of course art. Tribal art should be seen from an African’s perspective – tribal jewellery often filled the same functions as African Art.