Cameroon Shield Round - (59.1) Stool A hand-embroidered cushion cover from

A hand-embroidered cushion cover from the Mapula ("Mother of Rain") embroidery project in South Africa

152cm to the top of the wingspan

14 × 14 × 0

Cultural Significance: Inspired by the sacred Golden Stool

Size: D 16cm x H 12cm

Cameroon Shield Round - (59.1) Stool A hand-embroidered cushion cover fromCameroon hand carved wooden shield A round shield carved from a single piece of wood, cut with the geometric patterning historically used across West Africa to dazzle and disorient an opponent in battle as much a symbol of status as a tool of defence. As each is hand carved, size varies slightly piece to piece, wall mountable with no stand. A faint hairline crack runs through the centre of this particular piece characterful rather than structural, the