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bowl shape; rounded bottom; handle-like protrusion on one side, with short spout on opposite side; three bands of protruding "spikes" and indentations on body, band of "spikes" and u-shapes at rim

Vessel, 20th century

Bamum

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figurative, brass staff finial with small, seated man holding an object in each hand; figure's head is tilted up and adorned with a cylindrical headdress extending away from him; the top of the headdress is flat with a beaded pattern at the rim; figure's eyes are large, with round pupils at center; he has a mustache that curves up at the ends and a round beard; the figure wears a necklace and a square cloth around his waist, which covers his groin; the chair in which the figure sits is complex in design, with beaded and braided patterns and cutouts, and a flat, round base with beaded and braided accents; figure's legs point out in front of him and his feet do not reach the ground

Staff finial, c. 1930

Bamum

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pipe stem and bowl; stem of pipe has a metal spike through it; stem is reddish in color with faces carved into it that form four rows--in first and fourth row faces are right side up, and in second and third row faces are upside down; bowl of pipe is dark brown and L-shaped; there is a curved element, similar to a trigger shape, connecting the vertical and horizontal elements of bowl; horizontal element has three human figures with upraised arms bent at the elbow, round stomachs, and truncated legs and feet; the top of the bowl and the end of the bowl, near the rim, have carved bands

Pipe stem and pipe bowl, 20th century

Bamum

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woven raffia covered with red wool on which are three large frogs made of applique green and beige squares surrounded by blue wool blanket stitching; triangular area of white beads in front and back; each frog also has eyes of white beads with blue bead centers; raffia ties at center back Old accession tag inside cap : "14030.0, NW Kamerun" suggests that it may have come froma German collection. The shape of the cap is that of prestige caps worn in Bamoun, The iconography of frogs and perhaps snakes symbolized in the blue and green beadwork around each of the white areas is also typical for Bamoun. A hat with similar iconography, once worn by the Fon of Banso, is illustrated in Tamara Northern, THE SIGN OF THE LEOPARD. Storrs, CT: 1975., p. 74-cat. card

Beaded Cap, late 19th century

Bamum

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smiling face with slightly open mouth, flat nose and openwork hairstyle with two buns; protruding ears

Mask, 20th century

Bamum

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Terra-cotta pipe with wood mouth piece; back of pipe has anthropomorphic figure with bull-like head; and around bottom are 3 animal heads with horns.

Pipe, late 19th century

Bamum

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In the form of a human head; pipe is missing stem/mouth piece; head possibly is anthropomorphic with animal head above human face

Pipe in the form of a human head, 20th century

Bamum

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applique embroidery; black ground with white and red applique patterning. Surface ornamentation (Needlework)

Fon's Tunic, 20th century

Bamum

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In the form of a human figure; figure appears to be sitting on a chair; has peanut shaped head; large headdress with triangular geometric pattern

Pipe in the form of a Human Figure, 20th century

Bamum or Tikar

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