Cameroon Beaded Shield - 116A Nostalgic Gift tone and markings are unique

tone and markings are unique to this one — a beautifully tactile

Size: 14cm D x 23cm H

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Robbers & Civilian Figures Set – A Unique Hand Painted Figurine Collection

Cameroon Beaded Shield - 116A Nostalgic Gift tone and markings are uniqueHistorically used as a defensive weapon in wartime and displayed as a decorative symbol of status and wealth by the Tikar people in Cameroon. Each shield is carved from a single piece of Baobab wood a sacred wood used for medicinal and ritual purposes for centuries then covered in hundreds of hand placed beads on manila string in a circular pattern around a dimensional cluster of natural cowrie shells at the centre. These decorative shields are one of