#3536 Ceremonial Skirt Kirdi Beaded Cache Sex Pikuran Cameroon Dresden#plate#china#handpainted# These stools and headrests are

These stools and headrests are known as thoch (stool)

this mask remains in overall good condition

Superb hand-carved Tibetan elm stand

5" d Superb Lg Benin Bronze Head of Oba Nigeria African showcases exquisite craftsmanship

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#3536 Ceremonial Skirt Kirdi Beaded Cache Sex Pikuran Cameroon Dresden#plate#china#handpainted# These stools and headrests areThis 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