Statue used for the enthronement of the Bamileke chief. A man with a mask made with cowries and plaited hair holds it.; From 1945 to 1959, Daniel Broussous was the head doctor of the protestant hospital of Bangwa, set up by the Société des missions évangéliques de Paris (Paris evangelical mission society) in the south of the region Bamileke in 1935. Broussous took many photographs documenting the art, the architecture, the traditions and the daily-life of Bamileke chieftainships. He also made several films
Three Bamileke men attending to the enthronement of the chief. They wear a traditional dress.; From ...
A man wears the mask which is made in wood and with plaited hair.; From 1945 to 1959, Daniel Brousso...
The statue represents the head of a Bamileke chief.; From 1945 to 1959, Daniel Broussous was the hea...
Bamileke statue used for the enthronement of the chief. She represents a female figure.; From 1945 t...
The statuette represents a female figure.; From 1945 to 1959, Daniel Broussous was the head doctor o...
Portrait of a man attending to the enthronement of the chief. He wears a bonnet made with cowries.; ...
The statue represents a human figure.; From 1945 to 1959, Daniel Broussous was the head doctor of th...
The sculpture holds a cup in its hands. Spots in black and white remind the leopardskin. The hypertr...
The statuette is in wood and shows a human figure.; From 1945 to 1959, Daniel Broussous was the head...
The chief who ruled when the photograph was taken is on the left and his predecessors have a decreas...
The statue is covered with orange and white beads and black beads on the breast.; From 1945 to 1959,...
The statuette is in wood. It has two faces.; From 1945 to 1959, Daniel Broussous was the head doctor...
The statue was made at the effigy of the first chief's wife. She carries a baby in her left hand. He...
The mask is made with colored beads.; From 1945 to 1959, Daniel Broussous was the head doctor of the...
The chief's wife carries her baby in her arms. The white and black spots remind the leopard skin.; F...
Three Bamileke men attending to the enthronement of the chief. They wear a traditional dress.; From ...
A man wears the mask which is made in wood and with plaited hair.; From 1945 to 1959, Daniel Brousso...
The statue represents the head of a Bamileke chief.; From 1945 to 1959, Daniel Broussous was the hea...
Bamileke statue used for the enthronement of the chief. She represents a female figure.; From 1945 t...
The statuette represents a female figure.; From 1945 to 1959, Daniel Broussous was the head doctor o...
Portrait of a man attending to the enthronement of the chief. He wears a bonnet made with cowries.; ...
The statue represents a human figure.; From 1945 to 1959, Daniel Broussous was the head doctor of th...
The sculpture holds a cup in its hands. Spots in black and white remind the leopardskin. The hypertr...
The statuette is in wood and shows a human figure.; From 1945 to 1959, Daniel Broussous was the head...
The chief who ruled when the photograph was taken is on the left and his predecessors have a decreas...
The statue is covered with orange and white beads and black beads on the breast.; From 1945 to 1959,...
The statuette is in wood. It has two faces.; From 1945 to 1959, Daniel Broussous was the head doctor...
The statue was made at the effigy of the first chief's wife. She carries a baby in her left hand. He...
The mask is made with colored beads.; From 1945 to 1959, Daniel Broussous was the head doctor of the...
The chief's wife carries her baby in her arms. The white and black spots remind the leopard skin.; F...
Three Bamileke men attending to the enthronement of the chief. They wear a traditional dress.; From ...
A man wears the mask which is made in wood and with plaited hair.; From 1945 to 1959, Daniel Brousso...
The statue represents the head of a Bamileke chief.; From 1945 to 1959, Daniel Broussous was the hea...