The shifting iconography of drinking horns in the Western Grassfields, Cameroon

This paper examines the shifting iconography and iconology of the buffalo and cow horn drinking cup in the western Grassfields of Cameroon. It highlights the extraordinary creativity of how cow horn drinking cups have provided young people who were previously denied the opportunity of using objects...

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Main Authors: Mathias Fubah Alubafi, Molemo Ramphalile
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Cogent Social Sciences
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2017.1375598