Tikar people
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The Tikar are a Central African ethnic group in Cameroon. They are known to be great artists, artisans and storytellers. Once a nomadic people, some oral traditions trace the origin of the Tikar peopl
A Tikar man (wearing Toghu cloth) plays the end-blown horn, a traditional instrument from the Northwest Region of Cameroon
Tikar Throne, Tikar Bamum artist, wooden, 42' high; 27" deep, 38" wide. Photo by Bruno Kemayou. Released by David W. Reed, PhD.
Madou-Yenou thrones commissioned by the Tikar chieftaincy of Rifum, crafted by Njikam Isidore, grandson of Nji Gbetom Salifou. Two thrones were made simultaneously as a customary precaution.
Bronze figurines of four enslaved Tikar being marched by a Moorish colonial guard and a Mboum royal guard toward the coast to be exported to the Americas, by Nji Gbetkom Salifou, a Bamoun sculptor from Cameroon's Grasslands, 1946–1950. Photo by Bruno Kemayou. Released by Chief Mongbet Vessah Ibrahim and David W. Reed, PhD.
Papoose (rapper)
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Shamele Mackie, known professionally as Papoose, is an American rapper. Known for his freestyles and prolific mixtape output, Papoose began his career in 1998 and has released 4 studio albums and 29 m
Tikar people
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Papoose performing in 2013