Pageantry in the Palace – Bamum Kingdom, Cameroon

Name: Pageantry in the Palace – Bamum Kingdom, Cameroon
Uploaded: 2021-04-16
Duration: 4 min 46 s
Channel: Khan Academy
Description: By the Fowler Museum at UCLA Usmanou Nsangou, a native Cameroonian from the Bamum Kingdom now living in Boston, shares his personal encounters with the Bamum king and the life at the royal court in the kingdom’s capital Foumban. He tells us about the vibrant annual ngoun celebrations and remembers t

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By the Fowler Museum at UCLA Usmanou Nsangou, a native Cameroonian from the Bamum Kingdom now living in Boston, shares his personal encounters with the Bamum king and the life at the royal court in the kingdom’s capital Foumban. He tells us about the vibrant annual ngoun celebrations and remembers the deep impressions some masks used in these gatherings left in him. CREDITS Content Consultant/ Videographer/ Still Photographer: Christraud Geary Narrator: Usmanou Nsangou Director/Producer: Agnes Stauber Editor: Mark Eby