Charring AuhThe #Bamiléké people are an ethnic group of Central Africa that inhabits the Western High Plateau colloquially known as the grassfields of Cameroon. According to Dr John Feyou de Hapy, Bamiléké means "people of faith".[3]
Bamiléké are a group of 90 closely related peoples who inhabit the Western High Plateau of Cameroon. According to Dr John Feyou de Hapy, #Bamiléké means people of faith.[3]
#Bamiléké are a group of 90 closely related peoples who inhabit the Western High Plateau of Cameroon. According to Dr John Feyou de Hapy, Bamiléké means people of faith.[3]
Bead Society of Great BritainBamileke Royal Cowry Mask, used by royalty when travelling to other chieftaincies
Source : The Bamoun Collection
Masked dances are performed by men and aim to support and enforce royal authority :
Perani, Judith (1998). The visual arts of Africa : gender, power, and life cycle rituals
ISBN 0-13-442328-3
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Bamileke beaded object, photograph by Tim Hamill.
Most Bamileke art (and the work of other kingdoms of the Cameroon Grasslands) relates to kings and important chiefs, who defined their power by the display of prestige objects during important ceremonies ...
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Bead Society of Great Britain on Instagram: "Bamileke beaded object, photograph by Tim Hamill. Most Bamileke art (and the work of other kingdoms of the Cameroon Grasslands) relates to kings and important chiefs, who defined their power by the display of prestige objects during important ceremonies. The motifs used include leopards, human figures and heads, spiders, lizards and other subjects plus abstract designs. The spider, often found abstracted in repeating patterns,is a symbol of wisdom. The leopard; cunning, fast, mobile and guardedly aggressive, signifies the ability to survive and is the most important royal icon, often even the king's alter ego. Rocaille glass beads embellish the most important royal objects, many of which are worn as a cap or headdress. . . #beadsocietygb #bamileke #bamilekebeadwork #beadedobject #cameroon #africaadorned #africanbeadwork#historyofbeads"
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