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A hand carved sese wood wall mask, about 32cm long, beaded all over in tiny glass seed beads with the Sankofa bird across the brow and a rim of natural cowrie shells. The bird is looking back over its shoulder, and that is the whole point of it. Sankofa is an Akan adinkra sign from Ghana and the saying behind it is that there is nothing wrong with going back for what you have left behind. It is a piece for a wall you walk past every day, a hallway or a stairwell, where people come close enough to see that the pattern is thousands of separate beads and not paint. The bird is worked in royal blue with a yellow beak, set against red on one side and turquoise on the other, with green, yellow, black and white banding across the lower face. The carved brow, nose and lips are left as bare dark wood so the carving still reads through the colour. Natural cowrie shells run down both edges. Every bead is laid on by hand, one at a time. The back is hollowed with a chisel and left unfinished, and a braided cord hanger is fixed to a metal plate, so it arrives ready to hang. Dust it with a dry soft brush. Keep it out of direct sunlight and away from damp, and do not use cleaning fluid on the beadwork.
Sold by Malikhandicraft • Ghana
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Daughter of Nations is a drawing about the beauty of our shared history. It is a visual prayer that looks at how we are all connected, no matter where we come from. For months, I focused on the fine details, like the soft folds of her Gele (headwrap), the heavy glow of her Coral Beads and the beauty in her face. But as the drawing came to life, I realized it wasn't just about technique. It was about Remembrance. • A Bridge of Cultures: Her face brings together African and Asian heritage. She reminds us that for thousands of years, our ancestors traveled, lived and grew together. • Symbols of Pride: Her bright Aso Oke fabric and royal beads are signs of a deep global dignity and not just decorations. • A Quiet Strength: She's an unshakeable nobility, showing that different cultures do not have to clash. They can live together in perfect harmony. The Message I need you to understand that I created this piece as a mirror. When you look at her, I hope you don't just see a stranger. I hope you see a part of yourself. She is a reminder that our differences are not walls that keep us apart, but parts of one beautiful human design. "In her eyes, you don't see divided histories...you see the world coming together as one."
Sold by KennyDanielArt • Ondo State
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Mother of Mankind Pencil Portrait, an original African drawing by Kenny Daniel. Creating 'Mother of Mankind' was a profound journey of discovery for me, a meditative process of peeling back layers to reveal a truth that belongs to us all. By depicting an African woman with a fair complexion cradling the Earth, I wanted to capture the heartbeat of our shared beginning. Placing Africa at the forefront is a tribute to the soil from which every human story first emerged, not merely a geographic choice. My practice has always been about more than just the technical execution of light and shadow. With this piece, I sought to harmonize the spiritual with the scientific. I am deeply moved by the genetic and fossil records that prove our physical differences are but a beautiful, rhythmic adaptation to the environments we inhabit. They are not lines of division, but textures of survival and grace. •The Vision: To challenge the illusions of racism and prejudice through the lens of our common ancestry. •The Intent: To use the pencil as a tool for social healing, reclaiming the dignity of indigenous identities that have long been overshadowed. •The Connection: To invite the viewer to look beyond the skin and see the kinship that binds us. I view this drawing as my humble contribution to a timeless tradition of art that speaks when words are not enough. It is intended to be a visual and intellectual bridge, a space where we can pause and reflect on the miracle of our interconnectedness. My hope is that when you look into her eyes, you recognize yourself. You recognize the "Mother of Mankind" in us all, reminding us what it truly means to be human.
Sold by KennyDanielArt • Ondo State
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A three dimensional koi fish worked in blue sequins and layered organza, mounted on a hand textured white board studded with pearl and gold beads. This is not a print of a fish. The fins and tail are cut from organza, gathered and shaped so they stand clear of the board, and the body is scaled in overlapping sequins that catch the light as you move past it. The piece throws real shadows onto the white ground behind it, so it changes through the day in a way a flat picture cannot. It reads best on a plain wall with the light coming from one side. The ground is built up by hand into a coarse textured surface, painted white and set with small pearl beads and gold glitter beads scattered like bubbles. The body is finished in metallic blue, the head shaped and painted in solid cobalt with dark beads for the eyes, and the edge of the board is painted black. One piece only, made by hand, so it cannot be repeated exactly. Hang it out of direct sunlight and away from damp. Dust it with a soft dry brush rather than a cloth, which can catch the organza.
Sold by Kokos creations • Nigeria
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Messiah is an original ink drawing on needlepoint paper by Art of Chine Kosi, measuring 10.5 by 19.5 inches and sold unframed. Created in 2024, this powerful artwork symbolises hope, salvation, and the light that emerges in times of darkness and oppression. Through masterful ink technique and evocative imagery, the artist captures the timeless concept of a messianic figure, a source of hope for the oppressed, a bringer of salvation, and a beacon of light in the darkest moments. The fine detail work on needlepoint paper gives this piece a distinctive textural quality that sets it apart from traditional ink drawings. This original African artwork is perfect for collectors of spiritual and contemplative art, galleries seeking thought-provoking pieces, and anyone who appreciates hand-drawn artwork with deep emotional and philosophical meaning. A truly unique addition to any art collection.
Sold by Art of chine kosi • Enugu state, Nigeria.
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The Masterpiece is an original acrylic painting on canvas, 22 by 30 inches, showing a flute player mid tune in reds, oranges, yellows, blue and violet. The musician stands with his eyes closed and the flute raised, and the whole surface moves with him. Bold strokes and fragmented geometric shapes break across the figure and the background alike, so the colours seem to answer the melody rather than sit quietly behind it. His striped tunic and tall patterned hat carry the strongest reds in the work, and the flute runs through the centre of it. This is the canvas itself, not a print or a reproduction. It is signed Lexis in the lower right corner and there is only one of it. The close photograph shows the brush texture and the small ridges of paint across the surface, which is the part a print can never give you. At 22 by 30 inches, roughly 56 by 76cm, it is large enough to hold a wall on its own and it suits a contemporary room, a music room or a studio. Painted in acrylic on canvas. Keep it out of direct sunlight, dust it gently with a dry soft brush or cloth, and never use cleaning fluid on the paint.
Sold by Lexis paintings • Ghana
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Chains Within is an original African Beauty impasto portrait painting on canvas. This painting titled "The Chains Within" is among other paintings under the theme "African Beauty" The heavy multicolored impasto paint layered onto the central child's face represents a complex inner world of thoughts and ancestral memories. African beauty is redefined as psychological armor that's transforming internal struggles into a vibrant, display of grace and strength. The two abstract background children; one in warm magenta and the other in cool blue that represent shadows of the self or ancestors. They illustrate that these internal "chains" are actually unbreakable, invisible bonds of shared history, lineage and a collective community identity. The thick dense texture of the paint mirrors the physical weight of carrying one's heritage, while the sharp contrast between the bright yellow clothing and the deep, moody background highlights the capacity to radiate intense outward joy while holding immense silent depth within.
Sold by Lubanga lee • BANDA
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A hand painted Tingatinga painting of African birds, butterflies and flowers on a black background, painted to order in your choice of size. A blue and orange toucan sits at the centre of a tree full of birds in yellow, coral pink, turquoise and deep blue, among green leaves, bright flowers, patterned butterflies, pink flamingos and a pair of ladybirds. Every feather and petal is outlined in fine detail, and the black ground makes the colours glow, so it reads as a cheerful focal point in a living room, a bedroom or a child's room. The design is by the Tanzanian artist Lukas, and the photo shows his painting. Yours is painted by hand to order by the studio's artists in the size you choose: 50 x 50, 70 x 70, 80 x 80 or 100 x 100 cm. Oil on canvas.
Sold by TingaTinga Art • Tanzania
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An original acrylic painting on canvas by Nigerian contemporary artist Victor Ubabike, created in his signature style of Geometric Figurative Expressionism. This evocative portrait uses bold geometric forms, cubist-inspired composition and a warm palette of golds, ochres and earth tones to explore courage in the face of uncertainty, the choice to move forward when stillness becomes more dangerous than the unknown. A one-of-a-kind statement piece, this contemporary African artwork brings depth, movement and emotion to any home, office or gallery wall. Hand-painted and signed by the artist.
Sold by Victor ubabike • Lagos
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Nepho Leisure is an original ink drawing on paper by Art of Chine Kosi, measuring 11.7 by 19.8 inches and sold unframed. Created in 2023, this uplifting artwork depicts a figure soaring through clouds in a state of pure euphoria and freedom. The word nepho relates to clouds, and combined with leisure, the title evokes a sense of weightless relaxation and transcendence. Through expressive ink technique and dynamic composition, the artist captures the exhilarating feeling of breaking free from earthly constraints and floating among the clouds. The detailed linework creates movement and energy that makes the figure feel alive and in motion across the paper. This original African artwork is perfect for collectors who appreciate figurative art with themes of freedom, joy, and human aspiration. Ideal for living rooms, offices, and creative spaces that benefit from uplifting, energetic artwork. A one-of-a-kind hand-drawn piece by a talented Nigerian artist.
Sold by Art of chine kosi • Enugu state, Nigeria.
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The Burden of Time Charcoal Art, an original 64 x 52 cm elder portrait on paper. The Burden of Time captures a quiet yet powerful moment of reflection, a portrait shaped by memory, endurance, and the unseen weight carried through life. The subject’s upward gaze suggests contemplation, as though measuring the past against hope for what lies ahead. Rendered in charcoal pencils, the drawing relies on contrast, texture, and subtle tonal transitions to express emotional depth. The shadows are intentional, echoing the passage of time and the accumulation of experience, while the open space and distant tree symbolize continuity, patience, and resilience. This piece invites the viewer into a silent dialogue: one that speaks of aging, responsibility, and the universal human experience of carrying time within oneself. 64 cm × 52 cm Charcoal pencils on paper Amusan Joshua 2024
Sold by The Creative Mason • Oyo state
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An original mixed media portrait on collaged paper and cardboard, 97 by 90 cm with an irregular torn outline. A woman's face is drawn in charcoal and acrylic over layers of found paper, newsprint, maps and fabric scraps, with a masthead reading Art Times surviving in the collage at the top edge. The layers do the storytelling: the face emerges from, and dissolves back into, the printed noise around it. This is a one of one work by South African artist Gary Frier, whose mixed media portrait Here Comes the Sun is also in this shop. It is a statement piece for a living room, office or gallery wall, and the irregular outline means it hangs as an object rather than a rectangle. Handle by the edges and keep out of direct sunlight.
Sold by Gary Frier • South Africa
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A giclee art print of African Woman with Pot, a sepia painting by Lexis. The original shows a woman walking with her eyes closed and a faint smile, one arm raised to steady the pot on her head, in a striped head wrap, large hoop earrings, a beaded necklace, bangles and a beaded waist. It was painted in aciduro watercolour on canvas, the pigment left to bleed, drip and spatter with fine lines drawn over it, and is signed and dated LEXIS 2009. The print reproduces the painting in the size you choose above, A3 at 29.7 x 42 cm or A2 at 42 x 59.4 cm, both standard sizes that take an off the shelf frame. It is the affordable way to hang this piece: the original 22 by 30 inch canvas is also for sale in this shop as African Woman with Pot, Sepia Painting, and the Happy Mothers print is made the same way if you want a pair in brighter colour. Ships rolled in a tube, unframed. Keep it out of direct sun and frame it behind glass to protect the surface.
Sold by Lexis paintings • Ghana
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Interwoven belongs to Victor Ubabike's ongoing scarf series. Across that series one elongated scarf keeps returning, and it carries the meaning of the work. It stands for identity, and it takes a different shape on every canvas it appears on. Here it doubles back through itself, which is where the painting gets its name. The surface is built up in layers of acrylic, in the flat planes and hard edges of the style he calls Geometric Figurative Expressionism. Colour does structural work rather than decorative work. The blocks sit against each other instead of blending, and the painting holds together the way a mosaic does. At 96 by 107 cm it takes a wall on its own. About this piece Artist: Victor Ubabike, Nigerian, born 1982 in Auchi, Edo State Style: Geometric Figurative Expressionism Series: the scarf series Medium: original acrylic on canvas Size: 96.52 cm x 106.68 cm, approximately 38 x 42 inches Edition: original, one of one. This is not a print Care: dust gently with a dry cloth and keep out of direct sunlight
Sold by Victor ubabike • Lagos
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"Sweet Like Wine" is a portrait that celebrates African beauty through wisdom, resilience and grace. It depicts an elderly African woman in a blue headwrap, resting her chin on her hands with a calm, reflective expression. Bold, textured strokes and vibrant colours symbolize the richness of her life and identity. The title suggests that, like fine wine, true beauty grows deeper and more valuable with age, honouring the dignity and timeless elegance of African women.
Sold by Lubanga lee • BANDA
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Lost Identity Charcoal Portrait, an original African heritage drawing by Kenny Daniel. 'Lost Identity' is more than a portrait; it is a visual awakening. It represents my first step in a journey to confront the quiet, aching void where heritage once lived. For too long, there has been a heavy silence surrounding the stolen roots of the African soul. Through the patient application of graphite, charcoal and coloredpencils, I have sought to give that silence a voice. In this piece, I chose to depict an African woman crowned not by the luster of gold, but by the raw, cracked textures of the earth. Her crown is not a decoration but a burden. It carries the weight of lost kingdoms and the fractured histories of generations who were taught to look away from their own greatness. •The Vessel of History: She sits upon a weathered wooden chair, its surface scarred and etched by time. To me, those marks mirror the toughness backs of those who bore the weight of chains, yet never lost their inherent divinity. •The Whisper of the Past: At her hands lie rusted shackles, quiet, haunting reminders of captivity. Yet, in the way she holds herself, there is no defeat. Her posture is a testament to an unbreakable nobility. •The Shroud of Truth: Her white garment represents a purity of spirit and a truth that remains uncorrupted, waiting patiently beneath the layers of history to be rediscovered. By blending the accuracy of realism with the depth of metaphor, I have tried to balance beauty with pain, and history with an immovable dignity. I offer 'Lost Identity' as a mirror to the viewer. It is a quiet invitation to pause and reflect on a singular, vital question: Do we remember who we were before the world told us who to be?
Sold by KennyDanielArt • Ondo State
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Nakama is an original ink drawing on paper by Art of Chine Kosi, measuring 16 by 11.5 inches and sold unframed. Created in 2023, this evocative piece explores the deep bond between humans and their animal companions. The Japanese word nakama means friend or companion, and this artwork beautifully captures the warmth, trust, and connection that define these special relationships. Rendered with meticulous ink work and expressive detail, this contemporary African drawing showcases the artist's exceptional skill in bringing emotion and narrative to life on paper. The piece combines fine linework with bold contrasts to create a visually striking composition that draws the viewer in. Perfect for art collectors, animal lovers, and anyone who appreciates original hand-drawn artwork with emotional depth. This one-of-a-kind piece makes a thoughtful addition to any home, office, or gallery collection.
Sold by Art of chine kosi • Enugu state, Nigeria.
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An original acrylic painting on canvas by Nigerian contemporary artist Victor Ubabike, created in his signature style of Geometric Figurative Expressionism. This striking portrait uses bold geometric forms, cubist-inspired composition and a refined palette of greys, golds and earth tones to capture the quiet, in-between moments of human presence, the silent negotiations within ourselves before we step into the world. A one-of-a-kind statement piece, this contemporary African artwork brings depth, movement and emotion to any home, office or gallery wall. Hand-painted and signed by the artist.
Sold by Victor ubabike • Lagos
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An original acrylic painting of a rainy city street at dusk, glowing with autumn leaves. A tree heavy with gold and orange leaves leans over a wet pathway lined with street lamps, their light pooling in yellow reflections across the ground. Rain falls in thin white streaks through deep blue air, and far down the street two small figures walk under umbrellas, one of them pink. The cool blues and warm ambers balance solitude with comfort, and the loose, layered strokes make the scene feel damp and moving. Painted and signed LEXIS in Ghana. Acrylic on canvas, 13 x 20 inches (about 33 x 51 cm).
Sold by Lexis paintings • Ghana
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An original hyper realistic charcoal drawing of two hands reaching towards each other, on A2 paper. One hand reaches down from the top of the sheet, finger extended, a round mark on the back of the hand; the other opens upwards from below, a beaded bracelet at the wrist spelling the artist's name. Every crease, knuckle and nail is drawn in fine detail in black charcoal on a plain white ground, so the piece reads from across a room and rewards a close look. It is drawn by Fredrick Banda (Linesbyfred), a self taught hyper realism artist, and signed lower right. Charcoal on white Manila board paper, A2, 42 x 59.4 cm, sold unframed.
Sold by Linesbyfred • Zambia
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In Her Arms is an original pastel pencil drawing of a mother holding her sleeping baby, drawn on a 35 by 23 inch chipboard panel by a Nigerian artist. The child rests in the mother's embrace, a quiet moment of warmth, trust and protection. The artist built the figures up in layers of colour, paying close attention to skin, expression and texture: look at the twisted braids gathered on top of her head, the baby's hand resting on her collarbone, and the blue and yellow cloth that wraps them both and picks up the colours of her earring. Beyond motherhood, the work carries a spiritual meaning for the artist. A mother's arms are one of the first places a child feels safe, and they point to the greater peace and protection found in God's care. What makes it special is its simplicity: it is a picture of what it feels like to be loved and safe enough to simply rest. This is a one of a kind original. If you are drawn to this artist's larger, more searching work, Bound by Silence is by the same hand. Pastel pencil on chipboard, 35 x 23 inches (about 89 x 58cm), portrait format. Pastel is a delicate medium, so frame it behind glass and handle it by the edges.
Sold by Ay's Pencils art gallery • Nigeria
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A hand carved Africa map in sese wood, covered in green glass seed beads, with Greek letters and a date picked out in soft pink across the continent. It hangs as a single piece, about the size of a large hardback, so it suits a hallway, a study wall or a shelf ledge where a framed print would be too much. Of the lettered maps in this maker's range this is the softest, the one that reads as colour first and wood second, so it holds its own on a pale or white wall where the black and gold version would go flat. The continent is cut from sese wood, a light Ghanaian hardwood that carvers also use for drums, then covered bead by bead in green, with the lettering and a fine double outline worked in pink that follows the whole coastline. The back is left as plain stained wood with a hanging hook fitted, so it goes straight onto a nail or a picture hook with nothing else needed. It measures about 28cm tall and 21cm wide. Dust it with a dry soft brush or a cloth. Keep it out of direct sunlight, which fades glass beads over time, and off a damp wall.
Sold by Malikhandicraft • Ghana
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Crown of Pearls Beaded Artwork, an original 50 x 60 cm African canvas piece. This piece represents self-empowerment and self-love, where the individual crowns themselves with the pearls of their own worth and value (50 x 60cm) Framing and shipping incurs extra cost
Sold by FAJ Abstraction • Abuja
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A hand carved Africa map in sese wood, covered in deep red glass seed beads, with Greek letters in white and a full border of real cowrie shells. This is the only map in the maker's lettered range with a shell border, and it is the reason to choose it. The cowries stand proud of the beadwork all the way round, so the piece has real depth and throws a shadow on the wall, where the flat beaded maps read more like a print. It suits a wall you walk past closely, a landing or an alcove, rather than one you only ever see from the far side of a room. The continent is cut from sese wood, a light Ghanaian hardwood that carvers also use for drums, then covered bead by bead in red with the lettering worked in white. Whole cowrie shells are set one by one around the entire coastline. The back is left as plain stained wood with a hanging hook fitted, so it goes straight onto a nail or a picture hook with nothing else needed. It measures about 28cm tall and 21cm wide. Dust it with a dry soft brush or a cloth. Keep it out of direct sunlight, which fades glass beads over time, and off a damp wall.
Sold by Malikhandicraft • Ghana
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A hand carved Africa map in sese wood, covered in old gold glass seed beads, with Greek letters and a date worked in black across the continent. This is the graphic one of the maker's lettered maps. The gold beads are the only reflective surface on the piece, so the map changes as you move past it and lifts a dark wall, a panelled hallway or a room where most of the art is black and white. If your walls are pale, the green and pink version in this range will read more clearly from across a room. The continent is cut from sese wood, a light Ghanaian hardwood that carvers also use for drums, then covered bead by bead in gold, with the lettering and a heavy black bead border worked right around the coastline. The back is left as plain stained wood with a hanging hook fitted, so it goes straight onto a nail or a picture hook with nothing else needed. It measures about 28cm tall and 21cm wide. Dust it with a dry soft brush or a cloth. Keep it out of direct sunlight, which fades glass beads over time, and off a damp wall.
Sold by Malikhandicraft • Ghana
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Amilcar Cabral A3 History Print, an illustrated portrait poster on fine paper. Amilcar Cabral: The Engineer Who Armed a Revolution Amilcar Cabral was not just a freedom fighter. He was an agronomist who looked at the soil of Portuguese Guinea and saw the chains of a colonial economy built to extract, not to feed. Born in 1924 in Bafata, he trained as an agricultural engineer in Lisbon, the very capital of the empire he would spend his life dismantling. There he found other African students plotting independence in cafes and dorm rooms. He carried that education home and turned it into strategy. In 1956 he founded the PAIGC, the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, the only liberation movement fighting to free two countries with one struggle. By the early 1960s talk had become war. He built schools and clinics in the liberated zones while his guerrillas held off one of NATO's own member armies. Unfortunately, he was assassinated on January 20, 1973, in Conakry, cut down by a rival within his own movement only months before Guinea-Bissau declared the independence he died for. Cabral never reached the promised land either. But the two flags he fought to raise both went up without him, and the soil he studied as a young engineer finally became his people's own.
Sold by Grandmanguier • FR
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A giclee art print of Happy Mothers, an acrylic dance painting by Lexis. Painted in 2018 and signed Lexis, the original captures a line of women dancing and drumming in reds, pinks and blues, hats tipped and skirts swinging, a celebration of the joy of motherhood. The print reproduces the painting in the size you choose above, A3 at 29.7 x 42 cm or A2 at 42 x 59.4 cm, both standard sizes that take an off the shelf frame. It is the affordable way to hang the shop's signature dance scene: the original 22 by 30 inch canvas is also for sale in this shop as Happy Mothers, Original Acrylic Dance Painting. Ships rolled in a tube, unframed.
Sold by Lexis paintings • Ghana
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A hand carved sese wood wall mask, about 32cm long, with the Gye Nyame adinkra symbol beaded across the brow in black and white glass seed beads and a rim of natural cowrie shells. Gye Nyame is the adinkra you see most often in Ghana, on cloth, on gates, on the side of a bus. It means except for God, and it is a statement about the limits of what anyone can do alone. If you want one piece that says Ghana plainly to anyone who knows the symbols, this is the one to pick. The symbol sits on a ground split red and green, with a band of blue, yellow and white beadwork along the top edge and rows of yellow, orange and white across the lower face. The carved brow, nose and mouth are left as bare dark wood. Natural cowrie shells run down both edges. Every bead is laid on by hand, one at a time. The back is hollowed with a chisel and left unfinished, and a braided cord hanger is fixed to a metal plate, so it arrives ready to hang. Dust it with a dry soft brush. Keep it out of direct sunlight and away from damp, and do not use cleaning fluid on the beadwork.
Sold by Malikhandicraft • Ghana
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A round wall mask carved from sese wood in Accra and covered bead by bead in red and white glass seed beads, with cowrie shells set all the way round the rim. Three Greek letters, delta, sigma and theta, are worked across the brow in white beads on a crimson ground, and the eyes and mouth are cut right through the wood so the wall shows behind them. The back is the part worth seeing, and it is the second photograph. The mask is hollowed out and smoothed rather than left as a flat plaque, so it sits proud of the wall and reads as a carving rather than a panel. A braided cord hanger is fixed to a small metal plate near the top, which means it goes straight on a nail with nothing to buy. Malik says each mask takes him a full day to bead. They are beaded one at a time by hand, so the line work and the cowrie spacing differ slightly from one to the next. Carved sese wood, glass seed beads and natural cowrie shells. About 15 by 15cm and 5cm deep, weighing half a kilo. Dust it with a dry soft brush and keep it out of a steamy bathroom, since the beads are held in a natural adhesive.
Sold by Malikhandicraft • Ghana
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Martyr is an original ink drawing on needlepoint paper by Art of Chine Kosi, measuring 12 by 19.5 inches and sold unframed. Created in 2024, this powerful artwork explores the themes of sacrifice, faith, and the spiritual journey beyond mortal life. The artist projects the vision of one who has given everything for a sacred cause, depicting the moment of heavenly reception with reverence and beauty. Through intricate ink technique on needlepoint paper, the artwork achieves a remarkable level of detail and texture that elevates the composition beyond ordinary drawing. The fine linework creates an ethereal quality that perfectly complements the spiritual subject matter, inviting deep contemplation and reflection. This original African artwork is ideal for collectors of spiritual and religious art, galleries featuring contemplative works, and anyone who appreciates masterful hand-drawn ink artwork with profound philosophical depth. A unique, one-of-a-kind piece that makes a meaningful addition to any art collection.
Sold by Art of chine kosi • Enugu state, Nigeria.
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Beaded Lady Mixed Media Portrait, an original 40 x 50 cm beaded African artwork. This piece is a captivating artwork intricately crafted with beads, portraying a sophisticated woman whose poise and elegance shine through the textured medium. The meticulous arrangement of beads brings her features to life, with her expressive eyes and serene demeanor exuding confidence. (40 x 50cm) Framing and shipping incurs extra cost
Sold by FAJ Abstraction • Abuja
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Brushstrokes #1 is a small original abstract in watercolour on fabric, 5.3 by 6.7 inches, signed Moses Wainaina and made in Kenya. It is the first piece in an ongoing series exploring geometry through painting. Nested rectangles of indigo blue and dark brown are dragged across a pale ground, and because the paint sits on cloth rather than paper, every stroke catches on the weave and the texture of the fabric shows through. The artist calls the approach abstrart. At this size it suits a shelf, a desk or a narrow stretch of wall, the places a large canvas cannot go. A note from the artist for collectors: as the first piece in the series, the buyer may keep the title Brushstrokes #1 or give it an official second title, which the artist records on the signed certificate of authenticity supplied with the work. Watercolour on fabric, 5.3 x 6.7 inches (about 13.5 x 17cm).
Sold by handmadeinkenya • Kenya
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A hand carved Africa map in sese wood, beaded by hand with four African national flags filling the whole continent, edged in black beads. The flags in the photograph are Ghana with its black star, Chad, Nigeria and Tanzania, beaded across the map rather than pinned to their own countries. It is the busiest piece in this maker's range and the one that works as a talking point in a family room or an office, where the single colour maps are quieter. There is a lot to look at up close, so hang it where people stand rather than high on a stairwell. The continent is cut from sese wood, a light Ghanaian hardwood that carvers also use for drums, then filled bead by bead in seven colours, with a black bead border following the coastline. This one has no cowrie shells. The back is left as plain stained wood with a hanging hook fitted, so it goes straight onto a nail or a picture hook with nothing else needed. It measures about 28cm tall and 21cm wide. Dust it with a dry soft brush or a cloth. Keep it out of direct sunlight, which fades glass beads over time, and off a damp wall.
Sold by Malikhandicraft • Ghana
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A hand carved Africa map in sese wood, beaded in the red, black and green of the Pan African flag, with a full border of real cowrie shells. The three bands run across the continent rather than sitting beside it, so the flag and the map are one object instead of a flag with a map on top. That makes it the piece in this maker's range to choose if you want the meaning to carry from across the room, and the cowrie border gives it enough depth to work in a hallway you pass closely as well. The continent is cut from sese wood, a light Ghanaian hardwood that carvers also use for drums, then beaded bead by bead in three blocks of red, black and green. Whole cowrie shells are set one by one around the entire coastline. The back is left as plain stained wood with a hanging hook fitted, so it goes straight onto a nail or a picture hook with nothing else needed. It measures about 28cm tall and 21cm wide. Dust it with a dry soft brush or a cloth. Keep it out of direct sunlight, which fades glass beads over time, and off a damp wall.
Sold by Malikhandicraft • Ghana
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Mother and Son is an original acrylic painting on canvas, 13 by 20 inches, showing a young mother in profile with her child carried on her back. She is painted in broad flat strokes of red, violet, green and pale gold, and the same colours run through the wall behind her, so the figures and the background are built from one palette rather than set apart. A single gold earring catches the light at her ear. The child is wrapped against her shoulder with only the top of the head showing, which is how the whole story of the painting is told in one small shape. This is the canvas itself, not a print or a reproduction. It is signed Lexis in the lower right corner and there is only one of it. The second photograph is a close view of the head and shoulders, where you can see the ridged paint and the dry scraped marks that a print can never give you. At 13 by 20 inches, roughly 33 by 51cm, it is a small painting that works best where people stand close to it, a hallway, a bedroom wall or a shelf where it can lean. Painted in acrylic on canvas. Keep it out of direct sunlight, dust it gently with a dry soft cloth, and never use cleaning fluid on the paint.
Sold by Lexis paintings • Ghana
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An original, one-of-a-kind contemporary artwork by Nairobi-based Kenyan artist Njuki. This 70 × 70 cm mixed-media canvas explores renewal and the beauty of blooming after challenging times. Beads, ceramic shards, acrylic paint and air-drying clay are carefully assembled into a sculptural vase filled with flowers in full bloom. Rich in texture and meaning, this handmade floral wall art brings a distinctive statement to contemporary interiors and art collections.
Sold by Njuki Studio • East Africa
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A round hand carved sese wood wall mask, about 15cm across, beaded in black and white stripes with open slit eyes, a carved mouth and a rim of natural cowrie shells. It is the only one of the maker's masks worked in black and white alone, so it suits a monochrome room or a gallery wall where colour would compete. The stripes curve around the eyes and the brow like a zebra's markings, and the cowries around the rim soften the edge. The maker carves the face in Accra and stitches the glass seed beads on one at a time, which takes a day or two per mask. The back is carved hollow and fitted with a hanging plate and cord, shown in the second photograph. Cowrie shells were used as money across much of West Africa, and they still carry that sense of wealth and good fortune. If you want colour, the maker's Gye Nyame mask pairs red and green beadwork with the same cowrie rim.
Sold by Malikhandicraft • Ghana
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My face has seen the smiles. My back has seen the truth. This back has carried more than my face ever has. That is where OMU came from. She stands turned away from you and the wall behind her breaks open into colour. She is for anyone who has been talked about, underestimated, rejected or hurt behind their back, and who is still standing. At 4 by 6 feet she is not a piece you hang and forget. She holds a wall on her own. About this piece Medium: original acrylic on canvas Frame: black floating frame, included Size: 4 ft x 6 ft framed, approximately 122 cm x 183 cm Edition: original, one of one. This is not a print Care: dust gently with a dry cloth and keep out of direct sunlight Commissions The artist takes commissions. Message the seller if you would like a piece in this spirit made for your own space.
Sold by Anniexcraft • Imo
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A portrait of a Black woman rendered in gold and warm brown against a background of pink, orange and violet. She meets the viewer's eye directly, shoulders bare, chin level, with none of the softening that portraits of women so often carry. The mood is calm authority rather than decoration. The palette is the point. Gold and copper across the skin, hot pink and tangerine behind, violet cooling the edges. It is a warm piece, so it lifts a room with cool grey or white walls and holds its own against exposed brick, dark green or navy. Size 60 x 40cm, portrait orientation. Supplied on canvas in a wood frame with a varnished finish, ready to hang straight out of the box. It works as a single statement above a sofa, a bed or a console table, or as the anchor of a gallery wall with smaller abstract or typographic pieces around it. Because it is portrait rather than landscape, it suits a narrow wall, a chimney breast or an alcove where a wide piece would not fit. By Wisdom Mullar. Colour may read a little differently in person than on screen, and the light in your room will change how the gold and pink sit together. Care: hang out of direct sunlight, which fades pigment over time. Dust with a dry soft cloth. Do not use water, solvents or spray cleaners on the surface.
Sold by Artmasterfineart • Ghana
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A hand carved sese wood wall piece, about 25 by 25cm, in the shape of the Akofena adinkra symbol, two crossed swords, beaded in red, sky blue, yellow, orange and green glass seed beads. Akofena means sword of war, and among the adinkra symbols it stands for courage, valour and heroism. Where Gye Nyame is the symbol that says Ghana plainly, Akofena is the one to give someone who is about to do something brave: a new job, a first home, a hard year behind them. The maker carves the shape in Accra, then covers the whole face in seed beads stitched on one at a time, outlining each colour field in white so the swords read clearly from across a room. Each one takes a day or two to finish. The back is carved plain and fitted with a braided cord hanger, shown in the second photograph, so it goes straight on the wall. If you want the same craft in a mask, the maker also makes Gye Nyame and Sankofa beaded masks.
Sold by Malikhandicraft • Ghana
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Sensational is an original mixed media portrait: a young woman drawn in charcoal, surrounded by a crowd of hand drawn emojis in coloured pencil, marker and acrylic, 44.5 by 34cm. The woman is drawn in soft greys, her braids falling into loose curls as she looks back over her shoulder. Around her, in full colour, are dozens of small emojis: hearts, crowns, flowers, cake and champagne, faces laughing, crying and sulking, and a tiny Nigerian flag among them. In the artist's words, the calm charcoal figure is her quiet essence, steady and timeless, while the emojis scatter around her like fleeting sensations. Together they show how feelings can be loud inside yet muted outside: joy, pressure, confusion, hope and vulnerability all at once. It is a piece about the beauty and weight of being a woman who feels deeply and silently. It is signed Leōn & Cisca at the foot of the drawing and is photographed in a plain black frame. Charcoal, coloured pencil, marker and acrylic, 44.5 x 34cm.
Sold by LEŌN & CISCA • Ibadan
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A fish worked in white chiffon and gold sequins, standing clear of a hand textured white board with a gold painted edge, 61cm wide and 81cm long. This is not a print. The fins and tail are cut from chiffon and shaped so they lift away from the board and cast their own shadow, and the largest of them reach out past the gold painted edge, so the fish reads as swimming out of the frame rather than sitting inside it. The body is scaled in overlapping white scales cut and layered by hand, with round gold sequins set between them, and the head is covered in small pearl beads with a strand of pearls trailing loose below the frame. The board behind is built up in thick white texture and marked with strokes of gold, so the piece keeps its detail in daylight and under a lamp. It is a single original, one only, and nothing else the maker builds will be identical to it. Made from carton, chiffon, sequins and pearl beads on a hand textured painted board. Hang it out of direct sunlight and away from damp. Dust it gently with a dry soft brush rather than a cloth, which can catch the raised fins.
Sold by Kokos creations • Nigeria
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Wiz Khalifa A3 Hip Hop Art Print, an illustrated rap icon poster on fine paper. Wiz Khalifa: The Dreamer Who Turned Smoke Into a Crown Wiz Khalifa is not just a rapper. He is a vibe all on his own, a kid from Pittsburgh who became a king without ever raising his voice. He took to rap the way others breathe: slowly, deeply, with a smirk on his face. No need for heavy chains to shine. He chose tattoos, lowriders, drifting clouds, and that legendary weed he turned into a global anthem. *Black and Yellow*? That wasn't just a song, it was a flag. And behind that flag stood a whole nation of dreamers, skaters, and youth who just wanted to be themselves. While others shouted of war, Wiz chose peace. Not a soft peace, a conquered peace, freedom found in the tempo, success without hatred. He never needed to fight for two countries like Cabral. He fought for a single kingdom: the right to control his own life, his image, and his breath. Unfortunately for the haters, he achieved it all. The millions, the sold-out venues, the love, the respect. And he keeps going, slowly, calmly, rolling on like a modern sage. Wiz Khalifa is not a martyr. He is something much better: a happy survivor. And in the rap game, that might just be the greatest statement of all.
Sold by Grandmanguier • FR
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Stellar Stasis is an original ink drawing on cardboard paper by Art of Chine Kosi, measuring 19.7 by 11 inches and sold unframed. Created in 2023, this dreamlike artwork captures a recurring vision from the artist's imagination, translating inner visions into striking visual form on paper. Through meticulous ink technique and surreal composition, the artist brings the intangible world of dreams and imagination to life. The piece is born from the desire to reconnect with the boundless creativity of childhood, where imagination flows freely and without constraint. The detailed linework on cardboard paper gives this piece a unique, raw aesthetic quality that distinguishes it from conventional ink drawings. Every stroke is intentional, building a composition that invites the viewer to explore hidden depths and discover their own interpretation. Perfect for collectors of original African art, surrealist drawing enthusiasts, and anyone seeking hand-drawn artwork that bridges the gap between imagination and reality. A truly unique, one-of-a-kind creation.
Sold by Art of chine kosi • Enugu state, Nigeria.
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An original large-scale acrylic painting on canvas by Nigerian contemporary artist Victor Ubabike, created in his signature style of Geometric Figurative Expressionism. This striking square composition brings together multiple geometric figures in warm golds, ochres and earth tones to explore human connection and togetherness, the idea that we are held together not by perfection, but by participation, shared movement and silent understanding. A one-of-a-kind statement piece, this contemporary African artwork brings depth, rhythm and emotion to any home, office or gallery wall. Hand-painted and signed by the artist.
Sold by Victor ubabike • Lagos
Guide d'achat
La décoration murale sur Sokofa va du perlage aux beaux-arts. Les masques muraux perlés et les cartes de l'Afrique en perles sont fabriqués au Ghana, et portent souvent des symboles adinkra comme Sankofa et Gye Nyame, des lettres grecques ou les couleurs de drapeaux nationaux. À leurs côtés : des peintures originales, des portraits en impasto, des dessins à l'encre et au fusain, et une tenture en batik.
Les pièces perlées font des accents vifs et colorés, idéales dans une entrée ou au-dessus d'un bureau. Les dessins à l'encre et au fusain conviennent aux pièces plus calmes et sont plus beaux encadrés avec un large passe-partout. Comparez la taille indiquée sur chaque annonce avec le mur que vous visez, car une pièce peut paraître très différente en photo.
Beaucoup de pièces sont uniques : une fois vendues, elles ne reviennent pas. Chaque œuvre est examinée avant sa mise en ligne, les commandes sont expédiées dans le monde entier, et si une pièce arrive endommagée, erronée ou non conforme à sa description, signalez-le dans les 48 heures suivant la livraison.
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Questions fréquentes
Sokofa (sokofa.com) vend de la décoration murale africaine directement par les artisans : masques muraux perlés et cartes de l'Afrique en perles du Ghana, pièces aux symboles adinkra, peintures originales, dessins à l'encre et au fusain, et tentures en batik. Les commandes sont expédiées dans le monde entier.
Ce sont deux symboles adinkra du peuple akan du Ghana. Sankofa, souvent représenté par un oiseau qui regarde en arrière, signifie apprendre du passé pour avancer. Gye Nyame signifie « sauf Dieu », un symbole de la suprématie de Dieu.
La plupart ont un crochet ou une attache au dos. Utilisez un crochet de tableau adapté au poids indiqué sur l'annonce, et accrochez-le à l'abri du soleil direct et de l'humidité pour que les perles et le support gardent leur couleur et leur forme.
