Library
Bibliography and resources.
A starter library for those who wish to go further: general works, studies on Cameroon and western Cameroon, institutions to consult.
Annotated selection. The references below come from the specialist literature. References are arranged by theme and year.
Reference works
- Frank Willett, African Art, Thames & Hudson (general work).
- Louis Perrois, Art ancestral du Gabon (Fang, Kota and neighbouring sculpture).
- Pierre Harter, Arts anciens du Cameroun, Arts d’Afrique noire.
- Louis Perrois and Jean-Paul Notué, Rois et sculpteurs de l’Ouest Cameroun : la panthère et la mygale, Karthala / ORSTOM.
- Marc Léo Felix, 100 Peoples of Zaire and Their Sculpture (Congolese areas).
Institutions to consult
- Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac, Paris.
- AfricaMuseum, Tervuren (Belgium).
- Museum Rietberg, Zurich.
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — Arts of Africa department.
- Museums and palaces of Cameroon, including those of the western chiefdoms. National Museum of Cameroon (Yaoundé), Bandjoun museum, Dschang museum of civilisation.
Online resources
Museum databases, public sales catalogues, gallery archives. Links are reviewed every quarter.
See also: encyclopedia and collector’s guide.
Frequently asked questions
Going further
Are these references complete?
No: this is a starting point, to be enriched. The selection is enriched regularly.
Where can I consult public collections?
The museums cited below have collections and databases that can be consulted, mostly online.
Next step
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