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Size: 73cmH x 16cmW
which are round flat disk-like wooden masks that have abstract patterns and geometric motifs with horizontal lines that are painted in earthly colours
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
Unadorned dolls made by blacksmiths are played with by young children
Winner of an iF Design Award (2019)
Cameroon Beaded Shield CW07- L - 55cm Black & White Models Size: 73cmH x 16cmWHistorically 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 string in a circular pattern around a dimensional cluster of natural cowrie shells in the centre. These decorative
