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Abdou MFOPA POUNTOUGNIGNI Abdou knows many of the artists in and around his hometown of Foumban, including ceramists, metal casters, and wood carvers. He is interested in selling their work. All of the pieces on this page were made in or around Foumban, some in the style of surrounding areas. Abdou is also a fantastic tour guide. For more information, please phone him (from the US) at (011-237) 9976-7159 or 7767-4799 or email Abdou or write to him at P.O. Box 812 Yaounde, Cameroon. |
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Abdou in front of the Sultan's Palace in Foumban. |
Abdou and his mother at the market in Foumban. |
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MASKS
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Sacred Shokue Masks |
Shokue - Rasta |
Shokue Masks |
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Bamoun-Too |
Fang Mask |
Bakota |
Nahpon |
Kieme Masks |
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Bamilike Beaded Mask |
Tikar Helmet Mask |
Tikar Mask |
Leopard Mask |
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Vaudou Mask |
Masks and Statues |
Bamilike Mask |
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Shokue-rasta masks |
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Basanghoue Mask |
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Decorative Masks |
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Decorative Masks |
Masks and Statues |
Ife Head |
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Pounou Windows |
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STATUES
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Meiche |
Sue bellows |
Matou, Zaire |
Fang | Foumban | Fertility | Trum- pet |
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Afo akom |
Ikbo Statue |
Tikar Statues |
Bamoun Sorcerer |
"Maternity" (bronze) |
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| Loom Supports Pa-chue |
Bronze Jaguar |
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BEDS
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STOOLS
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Bamoun Stools with Bamoun Symbol |
Bamoun Stools |
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Tikar Queen's Stool |
Bamoun King's Stool |
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Armchair |
Set of Bamoun chairs and table. |
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Ashanti style stools from Foumban and Douala |
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Ashanti style stool from Foumban |
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| Douala style stool from Foumban |
Foumban Stool |
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Bamoun Doors |
Pygmy Door |
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Bamoun King's Pipe |
Bamoun Pipe |
Tikar Queen's Jewelry |
Elephant Trumpet |
Tikar Fetish |
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Links:
Wood Carving
in Foumban, Cameroon, Africa
African
Arts/Handicraft and Environmental Management Institute (AFHEMI)
Art-Batik
of Adehoumi Sikirou Shola
Bark
Pictures of Claude Ngaha
Dschang
Handicraft Center
Gîtes
Ruraux de l’Ouest
Cameroonian beadworking
Tapestry Crochet in
Cameroon
Cameroonian Basket Maker, Fokam
Goufo Buhler
Cameroonian Author, Mih
John Fung
Cameroonian Painter, Hilarion
Wirdzeka Faison
Nigerian Painter, Elcarver
Rotimi Agbola
Polish Wood Carver, Jan
Piotr Ledwon
Polish Wood Carver, Czeslaw Olma
Mexican Wood Carver, Fernando Giron Pantoja
Mexican Marquetry Box Maker, José Antonio Rodríguez
Silva Foundation Workshops in Lisbon, Portugal
Marquetry of Granada, Spain
Religious Sculpture in Seville, Spain
Haida Carver, Reg
Davidson
Haida Painter, James Sawyer
Wood Carving in Bali, Indonesia
Horn Carving in Bali,
Indonesia
Web page, photographs, and text by Abdou, Carol Ventura and Andrzej Gutek.
