Cameroon Shield Oblong - (3301) Hiking The various oils also stimulate

The various oils also stimulate skin cell growth

The breasts and curves echo the female body during pregnancy

a couple of bead strings are loose and there are small imperfections in keeping with its age

Gabon and Equatorial Guinea

with a slim middle

Cameroon Shield Oblong - (3301) Hiking The various oils also stimulateCameroon hand carved Bamileke shield Carved from a single piece of wood in an elongated oblong form, the surface cut with the bold geometric patterning historically used by Bamileke carvers designs once said to dazzle and disorient an opponent in battle. Originally part of tribal weaponry, shields like this carried real social and spiritual weight, marking status as much as defending against attack. As each is hand carved, size and pattern vary