Cameroon Beaded Shield - L - 55cm black and white joined-description-fields used to honour the deceased

used to honour the deceased — the rows of triangular chip-carved patterns and the two triangular cut-outs near the top represent the hips of a person

Each is handwoven and one of a kind

or wallpaper paste which gives it a slight glazed look on the surface

Zen-like simplicity to any room

Cameroon Beaded Shield - L - 55cm black and white joined-description-fields used to honour the deceasedHistorically 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 and natural cowrie shells in the centre. These decorative shields are one of a kind, collaboratively crafted by a