Novica Girl
Ceramic vase, 'Andean Girl'
These young girls face away from the viewer, leaving us with a view of delightful pigtails. Ceramic work at its finest is demonstrated in this decorative vase.
Merchant: NOVICA
Wood fertility doll, 'Girl Friday'
This girl wears her hair in intricate braids above a face of exquisite beauty. She represents a fertility doll, prized by the Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast.
Merchant: NOVICA
Cotton ornaments, 'Girl Choir' (set of 6)
Six girls in Andean dress form a delightful Christmas choir. Singing to the sound of the charango guitar and zampo�a panpipes, the diminutive dolls come from Margarita and Martha. "They bring happiness to the holidays, " the women say.
Merchant: NOVICA
'Happy Wa Girl'
Akha Jim expertly captures the moment the breeze lifts the hair of a Wa girl. Smiling happily, she raises her hands as she stands on a woven mat next to a pile of rice.
Merchant: NOVICA
Akan wood mask, 'Girl to Woman'
Ornate repouss� covers the smooth cheeks of an adolescent girl, beautifully depicted in a sese wood mask. By Evelyn Kafui Ahianyo, it is named Tekua, Akan for "Beautiful." A gift presented to women in central Ghana, such masks are carried during a girl's initiation rites.
Merchant: NOVICA
'Headphone Girl'
With music blaring through her headphones, this young girl exemplifies adolescent trends. Cl�udia Gra�a Couto acknowledges the impact that music has on today's youth and paints the portrait of a girl with headphones on.
Merchant: NOVICA