Cameroon Beaded Shield CW07- L - 55cm black and white Workshops depending on the plants and

depending on the plants and materials freshest on the day

like the lip plates

Size:-  22cmH x 12cmW

reinforced with textiles

Cameroon Beaded Shield CW07- L - 55cm black and white Workshops depending on the plants andHistorically 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. These decorative shields are one of a kind, collaboratively crafted by a large group of people to make