Cameroon Shield Oblong (06) Dogs A rare hand-carved Tonga stool

A rare hand-carved Tonga stool with carved elephant detail

A perfectly round 19

Just plant up the slots of the removable plant cassette with varieties of your choice

and at 24cm tall it holds a generous

and the stool was carved from a single piece of wood

Cameroon Shield Oblong (06) Dogs A rare hand-carved Tonga stoolCameroon 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