Adam Malek

Ayindisa is pleased to introduce these beautiful, one of a kind, leather chess sets with individually hand carved wood pieces to our customers. We discovered Adam making his unique leather chess sets in the large, poor slum of Nima in Accra, Ghana. His grandfather taught him how to make these when he was a boy and traditionally Muslims in Ghana are known for their excellent leather work. This type of work is called dakuman. Originally from Niger, West Africa Adam has been living in Ghana for 9 years now. He is a hardworking 32 year old married man with two wonderful kids.

Because of our relationship with him he is now receiving income that helps him to take care of his family. Adam hopes his product will sell even better here in the United States and that more people will enjoy learning about him.

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