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Bamileke

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WA-00001049

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WikidataQ806005

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BiographyMuseum· 80%
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Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred70%

About

Why this artist matters now

The Bamileke languages are a group of Eastern Grassfields languages spoken by the Bamileke people in the Western High Plateau of Cameroon.

Source: Aic · Trust score: 70% · Updated 2mo ago

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (10)

Vessel

1925 · Ceramic

38 × 40 cm (15 × 15 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Man’s Hat (Ntamp)

1925 · Wool, fiber, and pigment

11.5 × 22.9 × 21.6 cm (4 1/2 × 9 × 8 1/2 in.); 47 × 22.9 × 21.6 cm (18 1/2 × 9 × 8 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait Figure of Metang, the 10th King of Batufam

1912 · Wood and pigment with traces of chalk and camwood

130.5 × 43.2 × 31 cm (51 3/8 × 17 × 12 1/4 in.); 129 × 38.5 × 34 cm (50 13/16 × 15 3/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait Figure of Metang, the 10th King of Batufam

1912 · Wood and pigment with traces of chalk and camwood

130.5 × 43.2 × 31 cm (51 3/8 × 17 × 12 1/4 in.); 129 × 38.5 × 34 cm (50 13/16 × 15 3/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Feather Headdress

1901 · Feathers, fiber, and cotton

42 × 48.3 × 45.8 cm (16 1/2 × 19 × 18 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Prestige Hat

1901 · Cloth, fiber, wool, and pigment

22.9 × 20.4 × 21 cm (9 × 8 × 8 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Prestige Cap

1901 · Cotton, wool, and pigment

31.8 × 31.8 × 31.8 cm (12 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 12 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Headdress

1901 · Raffia and porcupine quills

71.1 × 71.1 cm (28 × 28 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Dance Hat

1901 · Wool, rattan, and human hair

55.9 × 28 × 24.2 cm (22 × 11 × 9 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Elephant Headdress (Mbap Mteng)

1900 · Cloth and beads

H.: 137 cm (53 15/16 in.); mounted: 142.3 × 55.9 × 26.7 cm (56 × 22 × 10 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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10 published of 10 catalogued · 10 with image

Art Institute Chicago
10 published10 img

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Art Institute of Chicago

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