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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fubah, Mathias Alubafi, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mankon (Cameroon)--Social life and customs.

Mankon (Cameroon).

Cameroon.

Mankon (Cameroon)--Civilization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (125 p.)

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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...

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 16, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4438-5880-3

OCLC:

875820180