Enhancing its curved diamond shape, aluminum repoussé forms airy arabesques. Arching brows above wide eyes mark the center of this Ghanaian personage. A slender bird rises tall atop the elegant mask by Victor Yao Delanyo. Used with dance costume at social gatherings, the dramatic design is worn by young men of the Akan tribe of Nsawam. Delanyo names the piece Anoma (bird).
