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Among the Akan
Size: 47x11cm
Size:- 46cm Diameter x 62cm
The Bamileke people are among the artistic elite of the Cameroon Grasslands area
Scale: 1:87
Cameroon Beaded Shield - L - 54cm White 08 Chase Among the AkanHistorically 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