Cameroon Beaded Shield - L - 55cm Black & White 01 Postman Height without stand approx: 98cm

Height without stand approx:   98cm including beads hanging

or Boho style home

Opening Diameter 55 cm

Size - 50cm H

Display as a decorative object or use as a flower vase

Cameroon Beaded Shield - L - 55cm Black & White 01 Postman Height without stand approx: 98cmHistorically 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 thousands of small pearly black and white beads on manila string in a striking geometric design. These decorative shields are one of a kind, collaboratively crafted by a