Grassfields peoples

E568528

cultural region population ethnic group

The Grassfields peoples are a diverse group of related ethnic communities in western Cameroon known for their complex chiefdoms, rich artistic traditions, and influential cultural heritage.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Grassfields peoples canonical	1
Grassfields peoples of Cameroon	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural region population ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ
affectedBy	British colonial rule in Cameroon ⓘ French colonial rule in Cameroon ⓘ German colonial rule in Cameroon ⓘ
artForm	architectural decoration ⓘ beadwork ⓘ bronze casting ⓘ royal portraiture ⓘ wood sculpture ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalPractice	ancestor veneration ⓘ elaborate royal rituals ⓘ masked dances ⓘ
economy	agriculture ⓘ
hasCulturalInfluenceOn	Cameroonian music and dance ⓘ Cameroonian national culture ⓘ Cameroonian visual arts ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup	Bafut people NERFINISHED ⓘ Bali Nyonga people NERFINISHED ⓘ Bamileke NERFINISHED ⓘ Bamun people NERFINISHED ⓘ Bangwa chiefdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ Bangwa people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kom people NERFINISHED ⓘ Nso people NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRulerTitle	fon ⓘ
historicalPeriod	precolonial Cameroon ⓘ
knownFor	complex chiefdoms ⓘ influential cultural heritage ⓘ rich artistic traditions ⓘ
languageFamily	Bantoid languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Grassfields Bantu languages ⓘ
locatedIn	Cameroon Grassfields NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainCrops	beans ⓘ cocoyams ⓘ maize ⓘ plantains ⓘ
partOf	Bantu-speaking peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Littoral Region of Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwest Region of Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ West Region of Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ
socialOrganization	age-grade associations ⓘ patrilineal lineages ⓘ secret societies ⓘ
traditionalPoliticalSystem	chiefdom ⓘ kingdom ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bamenda → culturalGroup → Grassfields peoples ⓘ

Grassfields languages → areSpokenBy → Grassfields peoples ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grassfields peoples of Cameroon