Cameroon Beaded Shield - Large Oblong - BC03 chelsea As its name implies the

As its name implies the Tuber sits as if it is rooted in the ground

so each is one of a kind

They are hand made and the material is quite flexible so the diameter is never perfectly round

with excellent antibacterial

In the Bamana language

Cameroon Beaded Shield - Large Oblong - BC03 chelsea As its name implies theHistorically 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