Shadow Boxes

Beautiful, handcrafted shadowbox in an 8 x 10 frame. The interior is designed in a gorgeous fabric. Encased within the shadowbox is a lighter, guillotine, and a Cohiba cigar from Cuba. Cohiba means tobacco in Taino, the native language of Cuba’s indigenous Arawak people before Spanish conquest. This is a cigar of high quality.

Beautiful, handcrafted Shadowbox in an 8 x 10 frame. The Interior is designed with a gorgeous African fabric. The carving encased in the shadowbox is called “The Thinker”, The pose is one of deep thought and contemplation, and the statue is often used as an image to represent philosophy.

2 beautiful, handcrafted shadowboxes in 4 x 10 frames. The interior is designed in African fabric. The name of the figurines encased within are twins called “Taiwo and the second is Kehinde”. In the Yoruba culture of Nigeria, the second born twin is considered the eldest. Taiwo is sent out first (born first) by Kehinde to judge if the world is safe and beautiful.

Beautiful, handcrafted Shadowbox in an 8 x 10 frame. The Interior is designed with African fabric. The figurine encased in the shadowbox is named “Oluwamakinwa”, which means “The Lord’s goodness” in the Yoruba language of Nigeria. This is a lady who is humble and kind.

Beautiful, handcrafted shadowbox in an 8 x 10 frame. The interior is designed in a gorgeous African fabric. The figurine encased within is called “Afryea”, which means “the one who is born during delightful times”, in the Ghanaian language. She was born in a time of great prosperity, and her birth brought great joy.

Beautiful, handcrafted Shadowbox in a 12 x 18 frame. The Interior is designed with African fabric. The mask encased in the shadowbox is named “Qualia 3“, which means “Beauty”, in the Hausa language of Nigeria. This mask was created by Nigerian artist Issaka Ibrahim. He says this mask denote a woman of exceptional charms.

Beautiful, handcrafted shadowbox in an 8 x 10 frame. The Interior is designed with African fabric. Encased within the shadowbox is a figurine called ‘Elinah”, which means “shining light”. This is a Kenyan beauty with a heart of gold.

Beautiful, handcrafted Shadowbox in an 8 x 10 frame. The Interior is designed with a gorgeous fabric. The figurine encased in the shadowbox represents a young African American baseball player. The Black community created 7 different leagues. The most notable and longest lasting was the Negro National League. The first Colored Championship of the World was in 1903. An estimated 3 million watched the games. These championship games were played between 1927-48.

Beautiful handcrafted Shadowbox in an 11 x 14 frame. The Interior is designed in army fabric. This shadowbox represents the largest and oldest service in the U.S. military, the Army. The Army provides the ground forces that protect the United States, defending our freedom and providing stability during challenging times. The Army is comprised of heroic and courageous men and women.

Beautiful handcrafted Shadowbox in an 11 x 17 frame. The Interior is designed with African fabric. The figurine encased in the shadowbox is named “Abla”, which means “full figured”. This young lady is from Mauritania, the land of one million poets. Buxom women are revered in Mauritania and the saying there is, “The glory of man is measured by the fatness of his wife.” Abla stands proud to represent the beauty of Mauritania and its people.