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Place of Origin: Cameroonian
African door in carved wood and bronze of chief Baboun, Cameroon, early 20th
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
African door in carved wood and bronze of chief Baboun, Cameroon, early 20th century
Art Baboun, Cameroon, early 20th century.
Unique and rare object.
C...
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Early 20th Century Tribal Cameroonian Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Vintage Bamileke Headdress Mounted on Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
Bamileke headdress, originating from the Bamileke ethnic group in Cameroon, is ceremonial and symbolic artifacts used in traditional ceremonies and rituals. It is crafted using natur...
Category
20th Century Cameroonian Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Fabric, Feathers
Natural Juju Feather Ceremonial Headdress
Located in New York, NY
Crafted by local artisans in Cameroon, Juju hats hold a significant place in traditional ceremonies, often worn by tribal leaders to signify their status. The...
Category
20th Century Tribal Cameroonian Folk Art
Materials
Feathers
Old Bulu Cameroon Singe Mask Large
Located in Torquay, GB
On offer is a rare large sized 'Singe' Monkey mask from the Bulu people of south central Cameroon. The Bulu are a sub-group of the Cameroon Fang, having originated from Gabon.
This...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Cameroonian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Fine Early Twentieth-Century Figurative Flutes
Located in London, GB
Together, these two finely carved flutes display a wonderful interplay of the abstracted forms of a 'male' and 'female' figure. A strip of snake skin has been wrapped around the 'bo...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Cameroonian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Spectacular Bamoun door, end of XIX°century from Sultan NJOYA Palace.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Spectacular Bamoun ( Cameroon)door end of XIX°century from Sultan NJOYA Palace.
It would be the door to the sultan's bedroom.
Very fine sculpting work with Royal attributes like the...
Category
Late 19th Century Other Antique Cameroonian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Early Weathered Wood Cameroon Stool Rows of Spiders, Early 20th C Dimondstein
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Very early cylindrical weathered and eroded wood stool from the Cameroon. Ringed with a row of connected spiders around edge. Very hard wood, blessed by age, but still very firm and ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Cameroonian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
20th Century Bamileke Textile Hanging, Ndop
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Ndop Panel
Bamileke people
Cameroon Grasslands
Cotton strip weave with a two part dyeing process: stitch-resist indigo dye on a pre-dyed cloth.
Measures: 39 x 59 1/2 inches (99 ...
Category
20th Century Tribal Cameroonian Folk Art
Materials
Cotton
Antique Tribal Cameroon Walking Stick
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Walking or Ceremonial stick
Bamileke People
Cameroon
20th century
Wood, hand cast metal tip
Measures: 33 1/2" x 8 1/4" (85.5 x 20.5 cm).
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Cameroonian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Beaded Royal Headress with Leopard Figure, Bamileke People, Cameroon
Located in Leuven , BE
The Beaded Royal Headdress is made of a palm tree fibre structure, enfolded with burlap cloth embroided with European glass beads that cover the entire object with geometric symbolic...
Category
20th Century Cameroonian Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material
Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sex Modesty Apron, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century tribal beaded cache-sex modesty apron (Pikuran),
Mandara Mountains, Cameroon
These colorful cache-sex were worn for celebrations, rituals...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Cameroonian Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Beads
Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sexe Modesty Apron, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century tribal beaded cache-sexe modesty apron (pikuran), Mandara Mountains, Cameroon
These colorful cache-sexe were worn for celebrations, rit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Cameroonian Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Beads
Bamileke Figurative Round Stool
Located in Chicago, IL
Marked by the telltale Bamileke rounded disc seat and base, this stool features a group of pondering human figures as its vertical supports instead of the more common abstract carvin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Cameroonian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
19th Century Hammer Currency, Ensuba, Bafia People, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
19th century hammer currency, Ensuba, Bafia People, Cameroon
Sometimes referred to as potato masher currency, but known to the Bafia people as ensuba,...
Category
Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Cameroonian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Cameroon "Bat" Stool African Sculpture
By Cameroon Tribe
Located in Sharon, CT
Possibly Babanki. Circular ceremonial wood stool constructed of repeated animal heads. Original applied patina.
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Cameroonian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Kirdi Leather Shield on Custom Wall Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderfully sculptural Kirdi leather shield from Cameroon, with a beautiful geometric pattern that's been 'stamped' into the leather resulting a raise...
Category
20th Century Tribal Cameroonian Folk Art
Materials
Leather
Mambila Large Female Figure African Sculpture
Located in Sharon, CT
Authentic old piece, retaining some of the original painted surface. Art from the Cameroon tribes played a great role in influencing and inspiring the German Expressionists.
Though ...
Category
Early 20th Century Modern Cameroonian Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Mid-20th Century Tribal Beaded Cache-Sexe Modesty Apron, Cameroon
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century tribal beaded cache-sexe modesty apron (pikuran), Bana Guili people, Mandara Mountains, Cameroon
An unusual cache-sexe made of blue and yellow beads so scattered ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Cameroonian Folk Art
Materials
Shell, Beads
Vintage African Mounted Wooden Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely vintage African mounted wooden sculpture.
Made circa 1960 most likely in West Africa by the Luba Tribe.
It is a large wooden s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Cameroonian Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Mouthblown Glass Dome with 5 Fine Beaded Flutes, Grassland People, Cameroon
Located in Leuven , BE
Five ceremonial beaded flutes or whistles from the Cameroon grasslands. They come in various geometric forms, taking on the shape of a hollowed, stylized figure that combines human a...
Category
20th Century Cameroonian Folk Art
Materials
Organic Material
Bamun Copper Necklace
Located in Chicago, IL
Composed of fifteen miniature heads welded onto a circular form, this intricate necklace is styled after the prestige collars worn by royalty of the Kingdom of Bamum, a pre-colonial ...
Category
20th Century Tribal Cameroonian Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Bamileke Throne Stool with Leopard
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Bamileke throne made with wood, coated with jute, embroidered with polychrome glass beads, cowrie snails, embroidery with glass beads that are missing in some areas. In the Grassfiel...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal Cameroonian Folk Art
Bamileke Iron Double Gong, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Like many pieces of traditional African metalwork, this sculptural double bell served multiple purposes within the Bamileke communities of Cameroon. They were status symbols, ceremon...
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Bamileke Storage Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Like other African everyday ceramics, Bamileke storage pots are revered for their simple forms yet astonishing beauty. Each is hand shaped and fired in the open. They are generally s...
Category
Early 20th Century Cameroonian Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
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