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Art of the Cameroon Grasslands<\/em><\/strong> unveils the artistic creativity of a region of West Africa through the Weis Collection. With texts by Peter Weis and Bettina von Lintig, and a contribution by Michael Oehrl, the book is a comprehensive overview of Grasslands Art.<\/p>\n

In contrast to many other African regions, the works of the artists of the ethnic groups that live in the Grasslands are characterized by enormous diversity, dynamism, movement, asymmetry, power, and even unbridled wildness. Other works radiate tranquillity, offering the viewer uncommon visual pleasure and delight. For centuries, kingdoms and rulers in this region competed to create new works of art or perfect inherited styles. These works served cultural, profane, and representational purposes, and they reflected the social and ruling structures of the Grasslands—aspects that the book’s essays and descriptions go into in detail.<\/p>\n

A broad spectrum of objects and their uses are reflected in the Weis Collection. It includes everyday objects, works of folk art, ritual, and cult objects such as magic or commemorative figures, masks, posts, palace doors, representational objects, musical instruments, tobacco pipes, and drinking horns.<\/p>\n

The introduction presents important aspects of the cultural and artistic development of each object’s region of origin, also in the context of European colonization. All are illustrated with numerous field photographs. This is followed by an essay on beaded artworks from the Grasslands, a subject that has been little researched to date. As the Grasslands are embedded in a larger cultural area, objects in the collection from neighboring ethnic groups are also presented, in many cases shedding light on centuries-old connections and artistic exchanges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This book unveils the artistic creativity of a region of West Africa through the Weis Collection, and is a comprehensive overview of Grasslands Art.
\nIn contrast to many other African regions, the works of the artists are characterized by enormous diversity, dynamism, movement, asymmetry, power, and even unbridled wildness.
6 List of Abbreviations
\n7 Foreword
\nKarlFerdinand Schädler
\n8 Collector’s Preface
\nPeter A. Weis
\n10 Acknowledgments
\n12 Notes on the Book’s Structure and the Selection of Objects
\n14 The Visual Arts and Society in the Cameroonian Grasslands
\nBettina von Lintig and Peter A. Weis
\n40 Glass Beads on the Artworks of the Cameroonian Grasslands
\nMichael Oehrl
\n53 The Collection Statues, Figures, and Ritual Posts
\n55 Grasslands Power Figures and Amulets
\n68 Bangwa
\n83 Bamileke and Bamum
\n104 The Northwest Region
\n111 Masks
\n116 Bangwa
\n130 Bamileke
\n154 Bamum and Tikar
\n172 The Northwest Grasslands
\n(Northwest Province)
\n210 Stools
\n214 Tobacco Pipes
\n246 Chiey Regalia and Insignia Calabashes, Fly Whisks, Dance Staffs, and Jewelry
\n266 Head Coverings and Bags
\n272 Musical Objects
\n290 Wooden and Clay Bowls and Receptacles
\n298 Clay Food Bowls
\n302 Drinking Horns
\n308 Other Regalia
\n316 Architectural Sculpture
\n332 The Grasslands and Their Surroundings
\n334 The Northern Regions
\n334 The Mambila<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":48889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[5523],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-48888","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-art","7":"author-photographs-by-andreas-achmann","8":"author-text-by-bettina-von-lintig","9":"author-text-by-peter-weis","10":"publisher-five-continents-editions","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nArt of the Cameroon Grasslands - ACC Art Books US<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/us\/book\/art-of-the-cameroon-grasslands\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Art of the Cameroon Grasslands - ACC Art Books US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This book unveils the artistic creativity of a region of West Africa through the Weis Collection, and is a comprehensive overview of Grasslands Art. 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