#bamun

[folkfashion]

Bamun sultan, Cameroon, by Photokadaffi

[folkfashion]

Bamun woman, Cameroon

[blackattraction]

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.

[blackattraction]

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.

[galerieartprimitif]

#cameroon #bamoun #bamileke #bamun #artprimitif #artpremier #africanart #primitif #ruedeverneuil

[blackattraction]

War Drum

[ce-sac-contient]

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