Baule Cloth Cushion (83.6.B69) Shields Add a simple nail

Add a simple nail

Features thousands of small glass beads and cowrie shells

Space-saving solution

Medium:  35cm H x 17cm at widest point

Fang people

Baule Cloth Cushion (83.6.B69) Shields Add a simple nailCut from pagne Baoul the traditional handwoven cloth of the Baoul, an Akan people of Cte d'Ivoire. The weave descends from the 16th century Ashanti Kingdom, whose reach covered present day Ghana and Cte d'Ivoire, and to this day it is worn at community gatherings and celebrations, sustaining weaving towns such as Sakiar. Each cushion is hand stitched from individual strips of the cloth, so every one is genuinely one off. Because the strips are joined