GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Cameroon Grasslands is home to the Bamum peoples; their capital, Foumban, is in the Northwest Province of Cameroon. The 100,000 Benue-Congo-speaking Bamum are farmers and herders who live in villages presided over by hereditary headmen. They are among the few African peoples to have developed their own system of writing, which is largely ideographic or pictographic. Bamum sculptors emphasize depth and roundness in their wooden masks and other objects.
Adapted from
Roslyn A. Walker, The Arts of Africa at the Dallas Museum of Art (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009), 300.
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- University of Iowa Museum of Art, Art & Life in Africa~Learn more about the Bamum peoples.
- Smart History~Read an overview of the peoples and cultures in Africa.
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General Description
The Cameroon Grasslands is home to the Bamum peoples; their capital, Foumban, is in the Northwest Province of Cameroon. The 100,000 Benue-Congo-speaking Bamum are farmers and herders who live in villages presided over by hereditary headmen. They are among the few African peoples to have developed their own system of writing, which is largely ideographic or pictographic. Bamum sculptors emphasize depth and roundness in their wooden masks and other objects.
Adapted from
Roslyn A. Walker, The Arts of Africa at the Dallas Museum of Art (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2009), 300.
Fun Facts
Archival Resources
(digitized/non-digitized)
Web Resources
- University of Iowa Museum of Art, Art & Life in Africa~Learn more about the Bamum peoples.
- Smart History~Read an overview of the peoples and cultures in Africa.
Notes
rules
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Objects
culture
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