Brother Joseph   Formed from red sculpture clay with multiple glazes to simulate the coat of many colors .  Raku-fired with a light posts reduction phase.  Approximate measurements are 16in. high by 16in. wide 4in. deep . 

These three masks are featured in  the motion picture

"Waiting to Exhale"

 They were used to decorate the  Gloria's set (played the by actress Loretta Devine ).

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Large Round Mask decorative 18in. diameter mask is wall mounted.  The colors are from copper sand patina that may only be obtain through the Raku process of Firing.

An Ancestor with elements of  the feminine beauty, women's work and water.  Designed after tradition African sources mixed with modern ones.  Wall mounting, Raku- fired  14in. a wide by 18in. tall

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Coming of Age, pit- fired mask is adorned with fiber band with beads sewn in.  5in. tall.