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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 12932426, member: 8267&quot;]Ghanaian carvers seem to be very quick to pick up and copy popular styles that originate in other countries on the continent. They are major producers of a variety of masks that mimic other regional styles, with more or less accuracy. Much of the kitschy decorative African wall art comes from Ghana. For example, the Ghanaian carving in the second link Any Jewelry has posted mimics the style originated by Shona stone carvers of Zimbabwe -</p><p>[ATTACH=full]557236[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>So it often can be difficult to attribute an individual carving to a particular place of origin, particularly when dealing with styles developed for the tourist/souvenir/export trade.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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