Cameroon Beaded Shield CW07- L - 55cm Black & White Models The front is 100% silk

The front is 100% silk

Size:  73cmH x 16cmW

Cameroon — hand-carved shield

Use driftwood to create a perilous ridge for them to traverse

Unadorned dolls made by blacksmiths are played with by young children

Cameroon Beaded Shield CW07- L - 55cm Black & White Models The front is 100% silkHistorically used as a defensive weapon in wartime and displayed as a decorative symbol of status and wealth by the Tikar people in Cameroon. Meticulously crafted, carved from one solid piece of Baobab wood, a sacred wood used for medicinal and ritual purposes for centuries, this large shield boasts hundreds of hand placed beads on manila string in a circular pattern around a dimensional cluster of natural cowrie shells in the centre. These decorative