Cameroon Shield Oblong - (32.2) art 40cm W × 40cm H

40cm W × 40cm H

The basket plates take several days to produce and therefore are very bespoke and come in a vast array of beautiful colourful designs produced

a Bantu-speaking people

The Tuber would be particularly suitable when creating an indoor forest installation

Cameroon Shield Oblong - (32.2) art 40cm W × 40cm HCameroon hand carved Bamileke shield Carved from a single piece of wood in an elongated oblong form, the surface cut with the bold geometric patterning historically used by Bamileke carvers designs once said to dazzle and disorient an opponent in battle. Originally part of tribal weaponry, shields like this carried real social and spiritual weight, marking status as much as defending against attack. As each is hand carved, size and pattern vary