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English: Madou-Yenou Beaded and Wooden Thrones. Wood, beads, bronze cladding, cowrie shells. H: 76 in/194 cm, Provenance: Njikam Isidore–sculptor; Ex Bakime Royal Palace Tikar, Cameroon Grasslands, 1945 or 1946, Photo by Bruno Kemayou, Released by Chief Mongbet Vessah Ibrahim and David W. Reed, PhD
It was during the time of political and cultural flux that the Tikar chieftaincy of Rifum ordered the creation of the Madou-Yenou thrones. The craftsman’s task was given to Njikam Isidore, grandson of the great sculptor of King Njoya’s reign, Nji Gbetom Salifou. As was the custom, two thrones were made at the same time; the second as a backup, in case anything should happen to the primary throne. |
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| Source | https://www.thebamouncollection.com/madou-yenou-beaded-and-wooden-thrones-tbc, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz1XIUEtT9w (at 16:55 in the video, Mr. David Reed states, "I believe that this ensemble and the other pieces in my collection [the bamoun collection] should be placed in the public domain..." |
| Author | a Bamoun sculptor from Cameroon’s Grasslands, 1946-1950, Photo by Bruno Kemayou, Released by Chief Mongbet Vessah Ibrahim and David W. Reed, PhD |
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