Cameroon Beaded Shield - 66.1 Speed It evokes the smell of

It evokes the smell of a campfire and the sound of crickets

Hand made line vase

Just by observing a man’s chair you can easily weave together a story about the owner and his position in the wider community

A hand-painted figure of a woman with a cast on her leg — a sympathetic character for a "get well soon" terrarium

A graceful wall or shelf piece with real cultural depth

Cameroon Beaded Shield - 66.1 Speed It evokes the smell ofHistorically 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