Pygmy Bed - Cameroon \ Congo - 186.1 Posing with its own beadwork pattern

with its own beadwork pattern and colours

resilience

Carved with simple tools from a single

B0919008 13cm x 11

Each shield is carved from a single piece of Baobab wood — a sacred wood used for medicinal and ritual purposes for centuries — then covered in hundreds of hand-placed beads on manila string in a circular pattern around a dimensional cluster of natural cowrie shells at the centre

Pygmy Bed - Cameroon \ Congo - 186.1 Posing with its own beadwork patternThis exquisite piece is a true masterpiece of creative carpentry, handcrafted by the Pygmy people from the lush jungles straddling the Congo and Cameroon. Traditionally used as a bed, it reflects an intimate connection to nature and resourcefulness, carved with simple tools from a single, dense slab of native hardwood. Its low, elongated form has a smooth, timeworn surface that tells stories of generations. Each curve and contour showcases skilled