Bamun sultan, Cameroon, by Photokadaffi
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Bamun sultan, Cameroon, by Photokadaffi
Bamun woman, Cameroon
Bamun and Bamileke have a lot in common(to us outsiders). I view them as sibling cultures lol. One way to tell the difference is that the Bamun love indigo. There’s a town in Cameroon called Ndop- I wonder if the Kuba ndop has anything to do with that? Seriously some sort of history seems to be goin on.
As fascinating and beautiful as this is, it all scares me lol. Africans don’t play around when it comes to spirits. It’s probably why the joke that a black man won’t hang around somethin haunted exists. They know shit.
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War Drum
Royal Buffalo Mask, Bamun culture (Cameroon), 19th-20th century
Wood, string, glass beads, rafia cloth (18.42 x 27.31 x 60.33 cm)
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts