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The Bamougoum museum, also known as Bamougoum patrimonial case or Bamougoum calabashes museum is an ethnographic community museum located in the Bafoussam III sub-division, in the Western region of Cameroon.[1]
History
[edit]Beginnings and projects
The museum was inaugurated in 2014.[1]
Mission
[edit]The museum project permits to document the Bamougoum heritage so it can be transmitted to the future generation.[2]
Acquisitions, implementation and beginning
[edit]The museum contains special traditional objects such as sculptures, traditional dresses, musical instruments and ritual artefacts which testify the rich cultural wealth.[3]
Administration
[edit]The Bamougoum museum, attached to the kingdom is administrated by the chief Moumbé Fotso. It is chaired by Roger Tafam, mayor of the city of Bafoussam.[3]
Fundings
[edit]The source of income of the Bamougoum museum principally comes from cultural valuation initiatives carried out by the association sometimes backed up by international subsidies, private patrons and decentralized cooperation.
Architecture and space management
[edit]The museum is constructed in the form of a calabash which is a particular element in the Bamougoum culture.
The building contains carved decorations and symbolic signs inspired by the bamileke arts, showing the social status and the believes associated to the kingdom.[2][4]
Technical Aspects, Equipments and Services
[edit]The Bamougoum museum has a variety of attractions, notably the Nkang's biennial ceremonies, great moment of the local tradition.
Collections
[edit]To promote and valorize the Bamougoum people cultural wealth, the Bamougoum museum possesses a remarkable collection of artworks and objects.
Permanent exhibition
[edit]The Bamougoum museum presents a permanent original exhibition dedicated to calabashes, symbolic objects for practical and cultural functions.[2]
Temporary Exhibition
[edit]Some objects of the museum were displayed during international events.[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Hugues, Heumen Tchana (2017). "Museums in the cultural grassfields area in Cameroon : collections, management and actual challenges".
- 1 2 3 4 "Les calebasses nka'a kügha : du contexte d'origine à la mise en exposition en Europe". journals.openedition.org. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
- 1 2 Tchatchouang Ngoupeyou, Honoré (2022-05-20). "Jeux de pouvoir et affrontements dans la patrimonialisation des biens coutumiers des chefferies bamiléké". Politique Africaine. 165 (1): 31–48. doi:10.3917/polaf.165.0031. ISSN 0244-7827.
- ↑ "Home". ORTOC | Office Regional du Tourisme de l'Ouest Cameroun. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
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