Cameroon Shield Oblong - (3304) validate-product-description Size 43cm x 29cm

Size 43cm x 29cm

Size: L 65cm × H 25cm × W 25cm

Ethanol (fruit-derived)

This milk jug were used for keeping milk upon milking the cow

and patterns

Cameroon Shield Oblong - (3304) validate-product-description Size 43cm x 29cmCameroon 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