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Description: 1906 photo from Basel Mission Archives. Beaded throne of King Nsangu, father of King Njoya. Bamum, Cameroon. Late 1880s. Photograph delivered by Friedrich Lutz, May 1906 - African Crossroads: Intersections between History and Anthropology in Cameroon. Bamum Kingdom Sultan Njoya was an avid supporter of the arts who elevated Bamum sculptures and beadworks. Njoya wearing a German officer's outfit, which was given to him by the Kaiser of Germany in exchange for the ancestral throne of Bamum. Picture Stats: Views: 497 Filesize: 165.16kB Height: 825 Width: 1330 Source: https://biology-forums.com/index.php?action=gallery;sa=view;id=35497 |