Cameroon Beaded Shield - 116A

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Historically used as a defensive weapon in wartime and displayed as a decorative symbol of status and wealth by the Tikar people in Cameroon. Each shield is carved from a single pi ece of Baobab wood — a sacred wood used for medicinal and ritual purposes for centuries — then covered in hundreds of hand-placed beads on manila string in a circular pattern around a dimensional cluster of natural cowrie shells at the centre. These decorative shields are one-of-a-kind, collaboratively crafted by a large group of people, making each piece both unique and communal. Size: approx. 59cm H × 40cm W × 18cm D. Show more