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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 8560 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
| 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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Masks
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Basanghoue Mask
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| Decorative Masks |
Masks and Statues |
Ife Head |
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| Pounou Windows |
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STATUES
| 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
| Carved Pygmy Beds |
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| Bamoun King's Carved Wood Bed |
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STOOLS
| Bamoun Stools with Bamoun Symbol |
Bamoun Stools |
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| Tikar Queen's Stool |
Bamoun King's Stool |
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| Table |
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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| Clay |
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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
Art-Batik of Adehoumi Sikirou Shola
Bark Pictures of Claude Ngaha
Dschang Handicraft Center
Gites 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, Jose Antonio Rodriguez
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
Recommended books:
Hans Knopfli has written the best books I have ever read about the crafts
of Cameroon. Please go to his web page at
http://www.kamerun.ch/home-en.html for more information about them.
Web page, photographs, and text by Abdou,
Carol Ventura and
Andrzej Gutek.
