The Carver and the Mask by Gwyn Tyger
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on one of my earlier trips to Kenya i got to visit the carvers' village in Mombosa. this man is putting the final touch on the mask he carved and finished. i must admit that seeing all the raw teak and ebony made my hands twitch.
Comments (20)
it is so clever..and they get so little money for it..I beleive.. wish I was there to see that.. great photo thank for showing it to us...
beautifull image!love handcraft!
wonderful shot of such a fantastic craftsman ... beautifully shot!
beautiful cultural portrait capturing the essence..:)..:))
Great and beauty etnic capture!!bravo!V:DDD
Beautiful mask, good picture too. You've got my vote.
Beautiful tribal mask my friend, and excellent photo ....!!! V
Nice tones to this one Gwyn ,Awesone shot
very interesting shot
excellent shot of the man and his craft,, well done
It's a beautiful hand carved mask. could it be that this is is his livelyhood?..Wonderful shot Gwyn!
wonderful shot of the craftman at work! :]
The craftman at work... wonderful to watch! Beautiful art he's doing!
Excellent and VOTE!!
Very! Very! Expressive! Splendid! :o))
Wonderful shot of an artist at work!
what an artisan! he really has talent.. wonder how long it took to complete that?
real good shot of another artist at work
excellent lighted and outstanding capture! he is doing his work very well and the mask looks fantastic! ;o)
Some people do marvelous things with so little to work with!The mask was always there! He only had to remove the excess wood,he would probably say!What of talent,and craftmanship!Bravo!Love the mood,light & tone here!Very well capture my friend!You do nice work as well!Good day:)