Cameroon Woven Shield - 83.2 Home Scene showing hand carved animal and

showing hand carved animal and human and sometimes vegetation motifs

Size: 42cm D x 39 cm H

Our Mia Melange cream white with a sand colour base hanging planters are made from 100% Cotton rope which are carefully sewn together in a coiling technique

Size: 20cm diameter × 9cm high

so each piece is unique

Cameroon Woven Shield - 83.2 Home Scene showing hand carved animal 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 woven manila string in a pattern around a central cluster of cowrie shells. These decorative shields are one of a kind, collaboratively crafted by a large