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May 9, 2022
May 9, 2022
Fon Kuoutou being carried to War against the Manguot
Fon Kuoutou being carried to War against the Manguot
1930s
Ibrahim Tita M’bohou
(Bamum Kingdom (Cameroonian), 1914–1977)
Paper, ink, watercolor
Paper: 49.5 x 63.5 cm (19 1/2 x 25 in.)
Severance and Greta Millikin Trust 2022.48
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Two objects depicted in this drawing—a processional statue and a pipe bowl—have real-life parallels in the CMA collection (1972.328, 1975.163).
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This drawing depicts a procession of men and women carrying the ruler Koutou (reigned late 17th–early 18th centuries) in a palanquin. Distinctive headgear and garments identify the courtiers and warriors, as does the hierarchical scale of figures. Drawn by M'bohou in the 1930s, it depicts the lead-up to the Bamum Kingdom’s war against the Manguot.
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