Wood pendant necklace, 'Ohemaa' (Ghana)
Cynthia Danquah designs and crafts an extraordinary necklace featuring the mask of an Akan queen, or Ohemaa. Hand-carved of sese wood, the mask centers a long necklace inspired by the traditional beaded jewelry of Ghana. Danquah strings the necklace by hand with sese wood alternating with bright red beads recycled from vinyl and plastic bottles.