Before Europeans conquered the Grassfields, Bamum leaders used the following items in their important ceremonies. Some - like the buffalo drinking horn - orginally came from other Grassfields peoples and cultures. Over time, the Bamum adopted these objects and made them their own.

 

Prestige Drinking Vessel with Lid Gourd, plasic beads Baham, Cameroon 1995
Prestige Pipe Brass Unidentified Bamum royal palace artist Foumban, Cameroon 1995
Human Face Mask Brass Bamum artisan Foumban, Cameroon Between 1960 - 1970
Prestige Basket with Lid Bamboo, plastic beads Baham, Cameroon 1995
Human Figure Brass Unidentified Bamum royal palace artist Foumban, Cameroon Early 1970's
Carved Tusk Ivory Unidentified Bamum royal palace artist Foumban, Cameroon Before 1914
Pipe Bowl and Stem Brass Unidentified Bamum artist Foumban, Cameroon Early 1970's
Human Figure Brass Unidentified Bamum artist Foumban, Cameroon Early 1960's