#3536 Ceremonial Skirt Kirdi Beaded Cache Sex Pikuran Cameroon Dresden#plate#china#handpainted# Superb hand-carved Tibetan elm stand

Superb hand-carved Tibetan elm stand

traces of glue in places

The turtle is a very popular motif and an important representational symbol as it has a relevant place in the cosmic order and is a traditional symbol of protection amongst the Lobi

5" w  by 8" D

#3536 Ceremonial Skirt Kirdi Beaded Cache Sex Pikuran Cameroon Dresden#plate#china#handpainted# Superb hand-carved Tibetan elm standThis exquisite skirt or apron is meticulously hand beaded with vibrant colors, measuring 17" wide by 9" high. Among certain Cameroonian communities, women traditionally wore pubic aprons, known as 'caches sexes'meaning 'to hide the sex'until around 1961, when laws mandated full clothing. Despite this, the custom endures through elaborately beaded versions still worn today. In the Mandara mountains region, Matakam women crafted these aprons from small