MADOU-YENOU BEADED AND WOODEN THRONES
Few artistic works of Africa have garnered as much admiration and sheer awe as the beaded thrones…
ROYAL DOOR
King Njoya regularly commissioned royal craftsmen to produce decorative relief carvings on doors, window shutters, and other spaces …
RITUAL TAM-TAM
This rare Tam-Tam was carved from a single massive tree, covered with a tanned hide, and finished with a protective patina…
MATERNITÉ BAMOUN (NAHFON)
The bronze masterpiece Maternité Bamoun, also known as Nahfon, is a powerful cultural symbol for Bamoun villagers of fertility, maternal protection, and the mother-provider…
TSESAH CREST/BATCHAM MASK
This Batcham mask joins the very limited inventory of royal ceremonial masks from the Bamileke culture in the western Grasslands of Cameroon…
PETAMBOUOM THRONE
This rare throne, as with other pieces in this collection, was mandated by King Seidou to reinforce Bamoun cultural identity as part of a broader effort to build…
NGOUOT BRONZE THRONE
Only with the ascension of Ibrahim Njoya to the throne in 1886 did the metalworking prowess of the Ngouot tribe finally receive wide recognition in the Bamoun kingdom…
ROYAL DESTITUTION CANE
The Royal Destitution Cane traditionally played an important role in maintaining order and stability in the Bamoun kingdom…
ROYAL ART from the Grasslands of Cameroon
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