Ghana Sankofa Earrings _artisan--gielo-s-c-tag-boilerplate Tote design

Tote design

partially recycled paper

This sterling silver adjustable ring is accented with two paw prints

Go whole hog with this playful pig necklace made of brass and alpaca silver

Feathery-soft like the hundredth time out of the dryer

Ghana Sankofa Earrings _artisan--gielo-s-c-tag-boilerplate Tote designIn Ghana the word Sankofa is often associated with the proverb, "Se wo were fi na wosankofa a yenkyi," which translates "It is not wrong to go back for that which you have forgotten." The women artisans have gone back to both cultural beading traditions as well as the use of recycled materials to make their goods. Global Mamas is an organization in Ghana which has worked for over a decade helping women of Africa in attaining economic independence.