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Care: gentle cold hand wash
Worn by the Ngil men's society during initiation rites and the judgement of wrongdoers
social status
Rarely worn
Do not remove this disc it's perfectly natural
Cameroon Shield - 31cm Green RareFinds Care: gentle cold hand washHistorically 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