Bamum
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Geary, Christraud M., PUBLISHER: 5 Continents, In ong>theong> late 19th and early 20th centuries, artists working for ong>theong> royal court ong>ofong> Bamum, in Cameroon, created elaborate bead-covered thrones and stools, wooden sculptures, masks in human and animal form, architectural carvings, and fine objects in bronze, ivory, and clay. This book focuses on ong>theong> history, iconography, and meaning ong>ofong> ong>theong>se royal arts and looks at Western collectors who were fascinated by King Ibrahim Njoya (ruled to ) and ong>theong> splendor ong>ofong> ong>theong> royal court. Visual and written sources--including testimony by King Njoya and his courtiers, and extensive archival records--cast light on ong>theong> strategies ong>ofong> a monarch who allowed visitors to acquire ong>theong>se arts to enhance ong>theong> kingdom's reputation in distant Europe. ong>Theong> history ong>ofong> Bamum arts thus ong>ofong>fers unique perspectives on African creativity and ingenuity, and ong>Europeanong> ways ong>ofong> collecting. Acquista Ora