The opening comes after the Nguon of the Bamoun people, a set of rituals celebrated in a popular annual festival, joined UNESCO's List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The opening comes after the Nguon of the Bamoun people, a set of rituals celebrated in a popular annual festival, joined UNESCO's List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.To commemorate his grandfather's work, former Sultan King Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya launched the construction of the museum in 2013 after realising the palace rooms were too cramped. / Photo: AFP
Sultan King Mouhammad Nabil Mforifoum Mbombo Njoya welcomed 2,000 guests to the opening of the museum located in Foumban — the historic capital of the Bamoun Kings.A spider, which is over 5,000 square metres , sits atop the building while the entrances represent the two-headed serpent. Then, princes and princesses from the Bamoun chieftaincies performed the ritual Ndjah dance in yellow robes and animal masks.For Cameroon, such a museum dedicated to the history of a kingdom is "unique in its scope", Armand Kpoumie Nchare, author of a book about the Bamoun kingdom, told AFP agency.
A spider, which is over 5,000 square metres , sits atop the building while the entrances represent the two-headed serpent.Sultan King Mouhammad Nabil Mforifoum Mbombo Njoya welcomed 2,000 guests to the opening of the museum located in Foumban — the historic capital of the Bamoun Kings.
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