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36 results for Bamum (Bamendjing)
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Model Pipe Bowl: Double Gong, Terracotta, pigment, Bamum (Bamendjing)
Model Pipe Bowl: Double Gong
Bamum (Bamendjing)
19th–20th century
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
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
Pipe bowl, Tita Yuefainji, Terracotta, camwood powder, Bamum chiefdom
Pipe bowl
Tita Yuefainji
1930–31
Prestige Cap, Wood, cotton, wool, synthetic fibers, felt, trade cloth, Bamum
Prestige Cap
Bamum
19th–20th century
Architectural Element: Male, Wood, Bamum
Architectural Element: Male
Bamum
19th–20th century
Architectural Element: Female, Wood, Bamum
Architectural Element: Female
Bamum
19th–20th century
Head Crest, Wood, Bamum
Head Crest
Bamum
19th–20th century
Figure: Male, Wood, seeds, beads, cowrie shells, cloth, Bamum
Figure: Male
Bamum
19th–20th century
Figure: Equestrian, Brass, Bamum
Figure: Equestrian
Bamum
19th–20th century
Ceremonial Drinking Horn, Horn (buffalo), camwood powder, Bamum
Ceremonial Drinking Horn
Bamum
19th–20th century
Head Crest, Wood, fiber, Bamum kingdom
Head Crest
Bamum kingdom
19th–20th century
Lidded Bowl, Terracotta, Bamileke or Bamum
Lidded Bowl
Bamileke or Bamum
20th century
Vessel with Stylized Spider Motif, Terracotta, Bamileke or Bamum
Vessel with Stylized Spider Motif
Bamileke or Bamum
20th century
Prestige Stool: Leopard, Wood, glass beads, cowrie shells, burlap, printed cotton cloth, Bamileke or Bamum
Prestige Stool: Leopard
Bamileke or Bamum
19th–20th century
Vessel: Openwork Base, Wood, Bamileke or Bamum
Vessel: Openwork Base
Bamileke or Bamum
19th–20th century
Man's Hat (Ashetu), Cotton, wood, Bamum or Tikar (?)
Man's Hat (Ashetu)
Bamum or Tikar (?)
19th–20th century
Helmet Mask: Animal, Wood, Bamum (Ntem group)
Helmet Mask: Animal
Bamum (Ntem group)
19th–20th century
Ashetu prestige cap
Bamileke or Bamum artist
mid-20th century
Basket Rattle, Rattan, wood, gourd, pebbles, Bamun?
Basket Rattle
Bamun?
20th century
Shift, Erica Baum American, Inkjet print
Shift
Erica Baum
2012
Irma, Erica Baum American, Inkjet print
Irma
Erica Baum
2012
C, Erica Baum American, Inkjet print
C
Erica Baum
2011
Buzzard, Erica Baum American, Inkjet print
Buzzard
Erica Baum
2009
Route of the Black Diamond, Mark Baum American, born Poland, Oil on canvas
Route of the Black Diamond
Mark Baum
ca. 1940
Seventh Avenue and 16th Street, New York, Mark Baum American, born Poland, Oil on canvas
Seventh Avenue and 16th Street, New York
Mark Baum
1932
Not to Wear Stockings, Erica Baum American, Inkjet print
Not to Wear Stockings
Erica Baum
2010
Slips, Erica Baum American, Inkjet print
Slips
Erica Baum
2009
Examined, Erica Baum American, Inkjet print
Examined
Erica Baum
2009
Crosspiece for a Head Carrier, Wood, fiber, Bamu (?)
Crosspiece for a Head Carrier
Bamu (?)
late 19th–early 20th century
Flintlock Longrifle, Samuel Baum Sr. American, Steel, wood (curly maple, ash), brass, silver, bone, American, New Berlin, Union County, Pennsylvania
Flintlock Longrifle
Samuel Baum Sr.
ca. 1830–40
Hat, Baum-Roth, Inc. American, Straw, cotton, American
Hat
Baum-Roth, Inc.
ca. 1918
[Merchants' Carnival Group Portrait: Whitesboro, Texas], G. C. Baum American, Gelatin silver print
[Merchants' Carnival Group Portrait: Whitesboro, Texas]
G. C. Baum
1880s–1890s
Double Basket Rattle
Bamun?
20th century
The Cottage, Paul Baum German, Etching
The Cottage
Paul Baum
Zeitschrift für Bildenden Kunst
1911
Drum (Gama [?]), Wood, paint, fiber, Bamu Kiwai people
Drum (Gama [?])
Bamu Kiwai people
late 19th–early 20th century