Novica Girl

'Girl in Sopmei'

Peering through an open window, a young girl's gaze and thoughts are far away. Shadows cover her features as she seems poised half in, half out of her safe hideaway. Kraisorn Chokpichit's lens captures a poignant image from Sopmei, depicting a hill tribe girl.


Merchant: NOVICA


'Girl Who Waits'

Seated all alone, she cocks her head to listen for approaching footsteps or her master's voice. Small bright eyes are intelligent in this sensitive and beautiful dog portrait. Darutsawin Meesap's woodcut print depicts a female she names Som See who awaits the person she loves.


Merchant: NOVICA


Cotton and porcelain doll, 'Lanna Girl'

Suwit Suthamtha presents this exquisite doll personifying an elegant girl from Lanna (northern Thailand). Renowned for their gracious beauty, Lanna girls customarily wear a sabai across the chest and a sarong.


Merchant: NOVICA


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


Congolese wood mask, 'Pride of Womanhood'

Juliana Akandas carves a mask depicting a girl with bead and red cotton earrings. Embossed brass adorns her face and she smiles with excitement. From the Lwalwa tribe of southeastern Congo, such masks are presented to girls during their puberty 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