Cameroon Art Photos

Arts of cultural groups living in the African nation of Cameroon.

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Collection of wood carvings from the Cameroon Grassfields at Fowler Museum. Los Angeles, CA.Cameroon Grassfields ceremonial chair at Fowler Museum. Los Angeles, CA.African art collection including chief's chair from Cameroon at Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.Royal stool & royal palace posts from Cameroon at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston, TX.
Collection of wood carvings from the Cameroon Grassfields at Fowler Museum. Los Angeles, CA.Cameroon Grassfields ceremonial chair (early 20thC) at Fowler Museum. Los Angeles, CA.African art collection including chief's chair (late 19th or early 20thC) from Cameroon at Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.Royal stool (early-mid 19thC) & royal palace posts (late 19th-early 20thC) from Cameroon at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston, TX.
Bamileke beaded headdress from Cameroon at Fowler Museum. Los Angeles, CA.Bamileke mask from Cameroon at Fowler Museum. Los Angeles, CA.Oku or Babanki elephant crest mask from Cameroon at Fowler Museum. Los Angeles, CA.Wooden elephant mask from Cameroon at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston, TX.
Bamileke beaded headdress (before 1880) from Cameroon at Fowler Museum. Los Angeles, CA.Bamileke mask (late 19thC) from Cameroon at Fowler Museum. Los Angeles, CA.Oku or Babanki elephant crest mask (19thC) from Cameroon at Fowler Museum. Los Angeles, CA.Wooden elephant mask (20thC) from Cameroon at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston, TX.
Oku or Babanki lineage mask from Cameroon at Fowler Museum. Los Angeles, CA.Bamum culture crest mask from Cameroon at Memorial Art Gallery. Rochester, NY.Carved wooden pirogue bow showing river spirits from Cameroon at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.King's Ceremonial Hat from Cameroon at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston, TX.
Oku or Babanki lineage mask (19th or 20thC) from Cameroon at Fowler Museum. Los Angeles, CA.Bamum culture crest mask (20thC) from Cameroon at Memorial Art Gallery. Rochester, NY.Carved wooden pirogue bow showing river spirits (end 19thC - early 20thC) from Cameroon at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.King's Ceremonial Hat (early 20thC) from Cameroon at Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston, TX.
Woven knobbed hat from Bamenda culture of Cameroon at Five Continents Museum. Munich, Germany.


Woven knobbed hat (early 20thC) from Bamenda culture of Cameroon at Five Continents Museum. Munich, Germany.



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