Art of the Cameroon Grasslands

Bettina von Lintig completed her studies at LMU Munich with a doctorate in ethnology specializing in the Cameroon Grasslands. She began to write journalistic texts with an anthropological focus during her college years. As an expert on “tribal art,” she worked in the trade, archived collections, and curated exhibitions. She was a member of the Bayreuth-based Humanities Collaborative Research Centre’s interdisciplinary program “Local Action in Africa in the Context of Global Influences,” and her research interest focused on modernist and contemporary art movements in Senegal and Paris. She has worked as an independent researcher for many years and has published several books and numerous essays. Peter Weis has been collecting ethnological artifacts, primarily African art, for nearly 40 years. His research focuses on traditional Cameroonian Art. Dr. Weis studied economics and law, and he has worked in industry and as a bank manager in Germany and abroad. He was subsequently appointed full professor of Human Resource Management. Michael Oehrl has been working with tribal carpets of the Baluch people of Persia and Afghanistan as well as the textiles of the Berber peoples in North Africa since the 1980s. Since 2005, Dr. Oehrl’s main interest has been in traditional African art, especially glass beadwork, as well as works from South America. Andreas Achmann is a renowned photographer specializing in still life imagery and is also a dedicated collector of African traditional art. His work has been featured in prestigious publications such as Elle and Vogue, and he has worked with international companies like LVMH and Swarovski. Additionally, Achmann has contributed to several art books that showcase his expertise and passion for capturing the beauty of objects and artifacts.