Gift Items / Sankofa Figurines

The Sankofa figurine collection is the work of world-renowned sculptor and visionary artist Norman A. Hughes. Sankofa is the name given to one of the many Adinkra symbols used by the Ashanti people of West Africa to decorate their cloth. Norman has led the collectible industry with his designs of African American and ethnic figurines for more than 20 years. Hughes began his career as a child sculpting the red clay of his native Georgia. Throughout his career as one of America’s leading sculptors Hughes has released some of the most treasured designs in the collectible world. Hughes’ creations are instantly recognizable through his unique talent in representing the deep values of love, faith, family, and history that he feels as an African American artist. Committed to creating works that reflect the best in the subjects he portrays Hughes’ works continue to garner critical success and win the hearts of collectors everywhere.