MAMBILA people of Nigeria live on the MAMBILA plateau in Sardauna government area of Taraba state Nigeria and a fraction also on the other side of the plateau in Cameroon close to the Ndom plain. This dining table was inspired by the war shield of the Mambila people. This shield are woven from reed or sedge and were used in warfare both between MAMBILA villages and with raiders from outside such as the Fulani who raided MAMBILA plateau for slaves in the 19th century and also the Chamba before them .
MAMBILA mirror was created as a symbol of protection.
PRODUCT FEATURES
MAMBILA mirror is made of metal, glass mirror and polished deep brass engraved with tribal scarification. The scarification involves the use of both industrial and manual welding techniques and science to embody the tribal scars. The mirror embodies the shape of the MAMBILA war shield for its form. The form is doubled, one form used as the brass element with tribal scars and the other used as a mirror element.
COUNTRY OF REFERENCE
CAMEROON 🇨🇲, NIGERIA 🇳🇬
DIMENSIONS
W 80 CM | D 15 CM | H 85 CM
W 31.5 IN | D 5.9 IN | H 33.5 IN
ART AND TECHNIQUES
*Metal work, hammering, polished brass.
MATERIAL AND FINISHES
* Metal, clean mirror, Polished brass, hammered brass.
CUSTOMIZATION
Custom size, brass tone/colour available with an upcharge. Tribal scarification remains the same.
CLEAN AND CARE
Dry cloth
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