Bamenda Grassfields culture

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bamenda_Grassfields_culture

GPTKB entity

Statements (86)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:culture
gptkbp:architecture	palaces thatched houses compounds
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Grassfields_peoples Bamenda
gptkbp:coreBelief	gptkb:prophecy ancestor veneration totemism spirit world ritual sacrifice
gptkbp:danceType	mask dances warrior dances harvest dances royal dances
gptkbp:dressCode	gptkb:toghu feathered hats beaded regalia woven cloth
gptkbp:economy	subsistence agriculture market trade
gptkbp:ethnicGroup	gptkb:Bali gptkb:Bamum gptkb:Tikar gptkb:Bamileke gptkb:Kom gptkb:Bafut gptkb:Mankon gptkb:Nso
gptkbp:festival	gptkb:Nguon_Festival Fon's Dance Ngoun Festival
gptkbp:governedBy	Fon (traditional ruler)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Bamenda Grassfields culture
gptkbp:instrument	gptkb:government_agency gptkb:orchestra gptkb:saxophone drums double bell
gptkbp:languageFamily	gptkb:Grassfields_languages
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Northwest_Region,_Cameroon
gptkbp:mainCrops	maize beans groundnuts cassava plantains yams
gptkbp:musicBy	gptkb:orchestra drumming choral singing
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:embroidery wood royal courts secret societies mask traditions palace architecture elaborate traditional kingdoms
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Christianity traditional African religions
gptkbp:ritesOfPassage	funeral rites initiation ceremonies marriage ceremonies
gptkbp:style	gptkb:ceramics textile weaving bronze casting
gptkbp:symbol	gptkb:lion royal stool beaded crown double gong
gptkbp:traditionalAuthority	gptkb:King tribe Queen consort
gptkbp:traditionalCraft	gptkb:ceramics gptkb:embroidery wood basket weaving textile weaving bronze casting
gptkbp:traditionalFood	gptkb:egusi_soup fufu achu cornchaff koki njama njama
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Bamenda,_Cameroon
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7