Cameroon Shield Round - (59.1) Stool How they are made:- The

How they are made:- The baskets are made from the Makenge tree which is a small tree and sends out very long shallow roots

Inspired by the life of the lush Zambezi River basin

Cultural Significance: Inspired by the sacred Golden Stool

if they protect remnant patches of the rain forest that form a reservoir for various species

Cameroon Shield Round - (59.1) Stool How they are made:- TheCameroon hand carved wooden shield A round shield carved from a single piece of wood, cut with the geometric patterning historically used across West Africa to dazzle and disorient an opponent in battle as much a symbol of status as a tool of defence. As each is hand carved, size varies slightly piece to piece, wall mountable with no stand. A faint hairline crack runs through the centre of this particular piece characterful rather than structural, the