Cameroon Shield Oblong (10) Tables and are as at home

and are as at home on your garden wall as your front door table

DimensionsTall: 1138mm H x 743

Rather than the glue or nails common in European furniture

seat and legs are carved from a single piece of wood in an upright style with incised detailing

Height without stand approx:   80cmH including hanging beads

Cameroon Shield Oblong (10) Tables and are as at homeCameroon 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