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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811965803321

Autore

Fubah Mathias Alubafi

Titolo

The art of the Bambui Kingdom (Western Grassfields, Cameroon) / / by Mathias Alubafi Fubah

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, [United Kingdom] : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4438-5880-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (125 p.)

Disciplina

967.11

Soggetti

Mankon (Cameroon) Social life and customs

Cameroon

Mankon (Cameroon) Civilization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; PLATE CAPTIONS; BIBLIOGRAPHY

Sommario/riassunto

Written as part of the Bambui Museum and Ecotourism Project (BMEP), this stunningly illustrated book introduces readers to the history of the Bambui fondom in the western Grassfields of Cameroon, and presents an exhaustive interpretation of the artistic and cultural heritage of the fondom. Initially conceived as part of an initiative launched in 2001 by Centro Orientamento Educativo, an Italian NGO, aimed at creating museums in some palaces of the Cameroon Grassfields, the book serves as a pi...