BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers

Article Title

The Beads of Cameroon

Authors

Pierre Harter

Translator

Howard Opper

First Page

5

ISSN

0843-5499

Last Page

20

Abstract

Glass beads have long played an important role in the art and culture of Cameroon, a country situated on the east side of the Gulf of Guinea in West Central Africa. This article reviews the different kinds of drawn and wound glass beads that have found broad acceptance in west-central Cameroon and discusses their diverse applications. Beads of other materials, as well as cowries and buttons, are also dealt with.

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Publisher Information

The Society of Bead Researchers is a non-profit scientific-educational corporation founded in 1981 to foster historical, archaeological, and material cultural research on beads and beadwork of all materials and periods, and to expedite the dissemination of the resultant knowledge. Membership is open to all persons involved in the study of beads, as well as those interested in keeping abreast of current trends in bead research.

Repository Citation

Harter, Pierre (1992). "The Beads of Cameroon." BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers 4: 5-20. Available at: https://surface.syr.edu/beads/vol4/iss1/4