Densu Priest African Wood Mask Pedro Alba flanked by elaborate silver beads

flanked by elaborate silver beads

Rafael Antonio Zurdo sets the gem in a modern ring for men

azaleas cluster on a sterling branch

which is woven from cotton

By Victor Dushie

Densu Priest African Wood Mask Pedro Alba flanked by elaborate silver beadsEmbossed brass adorns the features of an imposing African mask. By Awudu Saaed, it depicts a fetish priest of the Densu River area in Ghana's Akan lowlands. 'There was once a lack of rainfall for a long period and the people became worried,' he says. 'They called for a fetish priest who consulted the gods on behalf of the chiefs and people. He requested certain rituals, after which the heavens would open to give rain. The priest wore this mask to