Cameroon Shield on stand Clothing This is a handmade item

This is a handmade item

or it's available to collect

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Nature Lovers

this large shield boasts hundreds of hand-placed beads on manila and natural cowrie shells in the centre

Cameroon Shield on stand Clothing This is a handmade itemCameroon 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