Cameroon Shield Mud cloth 30cm Betiko as opposed to the gorilla-form

as opposed to the gorilla-form "gon" mask

Size: 75 x 145 cm

mesmerising patterns

Copper coloured beads (not actual copper material) with long beaded necklace and big earings

A self-sustaining closed garden that circulates moisture

Cameroon Shield Mud cloth 30cm Betiko as opposed to the gorilla-formHistorically 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 and faced with traditionally hand stitched pieces of mud cloth, finished with natural cowrie shells. These decorative shields are one of a kind, collaboratively crafted by a large group of