Cameroon Shield Round Gold candles with its own colour mix

with its own colour mix and pattern

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Size:-  50cmx70cm

the beads throw soft patterns of light and shadow across the table

Cameroon Shield Round Gold candles with its own colour mixCameroon hand carved beaded shield A round shield carved from a single piece of wood, finished with a central cowrie shell surrounded by dense gold beadwork, in the tradition of the Tikar people, who used sacred Baobab wood for shields displayed as a symbol of status and wealth, and carried in wartime as defensive weaponry. As each is handmade, size and beading vary slightly piece to piece, mounted on a wooden stand. Origin: Cameroon Size: approx.