Baule Cloth Cushion (83.6.B69) Shields Medium: 35cm H x 17cm

Medium:  35cm H x 17cm at widest point

or statement piece

Size:  30cmL x 22cm x 14cm

Size: 62cm

Features thousands of small glass beads and cowrie shells

Baule Cloth Cushion (83.6.B69) Shields Medium: 35cm H x 17cmCut from pagne Baoul the traditional handwoven cloth of the Baoul, an Akan people of Cte d'Ivoire. The weave descends from the 16th century Ashanti Kingdom, whose reach covered present day Ghana and Cte d'Ivoire, and to this day it is worn at community gatherings and celebrations, sustaining weaving towns such as Sakiar. Each cushion is hand stitched from individual strips of the cloth, so every one is genuinely one off. Because the strips are joined