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Helmet crest from a nja masquerade, Grassfields artists, Wood, copper, glass beads, raffia palm, cowrie shells, Bamum kingdom — Helmet crest from a nja masquerade
Grassfields artists
ca. 1800–80

Lefem commemorative figure, "Master of the Tanyi", Wood, organic matter, Bamileke peoples — Lefem commemorative figure
"Master of the Tanyi"
19th–early 20th century

Head from a slit drum, Grassfields artist, Wood, Bamileke peoples, Bansoa — Head from a slit drum
Grassfields artist
late 19th century

Male tadep figure, Mambila artist, Raffia palm pith, pigment, Mambila peoples, Saa group — Male tadep figure
Mambila artist
early 20th century

Male and female kike figure pair, Mambila artist, Raffia palm pith, pigment, Mambila peoples, Mbamnga group — Male and female kike figure pair
Mambila artist
early 20th century

Palace pillar with female figures, Grassfields artist, Wood, pigment, Babanki — Palace pillar with female figures
Grassfields artist
Late 19th–early 20th century

Palace pillar with male figures and leopard, Grassfields artist, Wood, pigment, Babanki — Palace pillar with male figures and leopard
Grassfields artist
Late 19th–early 20th century

Palace lintel with leopards, Grassfields artist, Wood, pigment, Babanki — Palace lintel with leopards
Grassfields artist
Late 19th–early 20th century

Pipe with depiction of a ruler, Eghap(?) artist, Terracotta, wood, iron, Bamileke peoples, Bagam chiefdom — Pipe with depiction of a ruler
Eghap(?) artist
Early 20th century

Pipe bowl, Tita Yuefainji, Terracotta, camwood powder, Bamum chiefdom — Pipe bowl
Tita Yuefainji
1930–31

Helmet crest, Grassfields artist, Wood, iron, copper, pigment(?), wax, Kom kingdom, Laiko — Helmet crest
Grassfields artist
1830–55

Lefem commemorative figure, Grassfields artist, Wood, organic matter, fiber, Bangwa — Lefem commemorative figure
Grassfields artist
19th–early 20th century

Ndu (ceremonial drinking horn), Grassfields artists, Buffalo horn, glass beads, fiber, and cotton cloth, Bamum kingdom — Ndu (ceremonial drinking horn)
Grassfields artists
early 20th century

Prestige seat, Duala artist, Wood, Duala peoples — Prestige seat
Duala artist
Mid–late 19th century

Tsenya (head of a buffalo) helmet crest from a tseh-mepfeli masquerade, Grassfields artist, Wood, Bamileke peoples — Tsenya (head of a buffalo) helmet crest from a tseh-mepfeli masquerade
Grassfields artist
19th century

Ceremonial Palm Wine Vessel, Grassfields artists, Gourd, glass beads, cloth, cane, wood, Grassfields region — Ceremonial Palm Wine Vessel
Grassfields artists
late 19th–early 20th century

Ashetu prestige cap, Grassfields artist, Cotton, other material (?), Cameroon — Ashetu prestige cap
Grassfields artist
early 20th century

Prestige gown, Grassfields artists, Cotton, wool, dye, Grassfields region — Prestige gown
Grassfields artists
early–mid-20th century

Nsua-ndua helmet mask, Mambila artist, Wood, Mambila peoples — Nsua-ndua helmet mask
Mambila artist
19th–mid-20th century

Male tadep(?) figure, Kaka artist, Wood, hair, mixed-media offering, Mbem-Kaka peoples(?) — Male tadep(?) figure
Kaka artist
19th–mid-20th century

Throne of Njouteu, Grassfields carver and master beader, Wood, glass beads, cloth, cowrie shells, Bamileke — Throne of Njouteu
Grassfields carver and master beader
Late 19th–early 20th century

Self Portrait, 1976, Samuel Fosso Cameroonian, Gelatin silver print — Self Portrait, 1976
Samuel Fosso
2003

Double Bell, Iron, Cameroonian — Double Bell
Cameroonian
late 19th century

Ficáw (rattle), Gourd, nut, fiber, Cameroonian — Ficáw (rattle)
Cameroonian
20th century

Spider Drum, Cordia Platythyrsa or Iroko wood, hide, possibly Babungo/Vengo people — Spider Drum
possibly Babungo/Vengo people
ca. 1940

Tsesah crest, Grassfields artist, Wood, Bamileke — Tsesah crest
Grassfields artist
18th century

Altar with figure, Kaka artist, Wood, soot, pigment, Kaka peoples — Altar with figure
Kaka artist
Late 19th–early 20th century

Royal Display Cloth (Ndop), Cotton, indigo dye, Cameroon — Royal Display Cloth (Ndop)
Cameroon
20th century

Mask: Elephant (Aka), Fiber, cotton, beads, Bamileke — Mask: Elephant (Aka)
Bamileke
19th–20th century

Pipe Bowl, Terracotta, Bamenda — Pipe Bowl
Bamenda
20th century

Feather Headdress, Feathers, vine, fiber, cotton cloth, string, Tikar — Feather Headdress
Tikar
19th–20th century

Vessel, Terracotta, Cameroon — Vessel
Cameroon
20th century

Royal Display Cloth (Ndop), Cotton, Cameroon — Royal Display Cloth (Ndop)
Cameroon
20th century

Cache-Sexe, Glass beads, cotton yarn, cowrie shells, metal (?), Kirdi, Fali group — Cache-Sexe
Kirdi, Fali group
20th century

Back Element, Beads, cotton, Kirdi, Fali group — Back Element
Kirdi, Fali group
20th century

Cache-Sexe, Glass beads, cotton yarn, cowrie shells, metal (?), Kirdi, Fali group — Cache-Sexe
Kirdi, Fali group
20th century

Cache-Sexe, Glass beads, cotton yarn, cowrie shells, metal (?), Kirdi, Fali group — Cache-Sexe
Kirdi, Fali group
20th century

Cache-Sexe, Glass beads, cotton yarn, cowrie shells, metal (?), Kirdi, Fali group — Cache-Sexe
Kirdi, Fali group
20th century

Cache-Sexe, Glass beads, cotton yarn, cowrie shells, metal (?), Kirdi, Fali group — Cache-Sexe
Kirdi, Fali group
20th century

Cache-Sexe, Glass beads, cotton yarn, cowrie shells, metal (?), Kirdi, Fali group — Cache-Sexe
Kirdi, Fali group
20th century