Photographs & sources
Documentary photographs and an illustrative portrait.
Photographic credits
Bandjoun palace courtyard, 14 February 2013.
Tokankh · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Adaptations: WebP compression and display cropping.
Grande Case de La’djo, 18 August 2017.
Tokankh · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Adaptations: WebP compression and display cropping.
Carved detail at the Bandjoun chiefdom, March 1973 (archive).
Jean-Louis Heckly · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Adaptations: WebP compression and display cropping.
Matriarch enthronement celebration in Bandjoun, 5 October 2025.
ArnoBOUJIKA · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Adaptations: WebP compression and display cropping.
Bamiléké men in Bandjoun, August 2003.
Anya Lothrop · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Adaptations: WebP compression and display cropping.
Elephant mask, unidentified Bamiléké artist, 1900–1950. MFAH.
Photograph © The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Gift of Robert H. Wilson, Jr. (90.557) · Usage personnel / Personal use
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Reference photograph supplied for this private review. Public website permission remains to be confirmed. Image unmodified.
Elephant (aka) mask, Bamiléké style, early 1900s. Cleveland Museum of Art.
The Cleveland Museum of Art — The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund (1985.1082) · CC0
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Adaptations: WebP compression and display cropping.
Archive photograph — Kuosi society. Date and photographer unverified.
Source : Smarthistory. Photographe non identifié / Photographer unverified. · Droits à confirmer / Rights unverified
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Organisation-supplied reference for private review. Rights must be confirmed before public publication. Image unmodified.
The homepage family portrait was created with AI from the selected design. It illustrates connections across generations and does not depict actual Poadjo members.
Photographs to supply
- Poadjo gatherings in Toronto and the GTA: families, elders and younger people.
- Identified Bandjoun dances and celebrations approved for public sharing.
- Clothing, textiles and crafted objects, with verified captions.
- Leadership portraits, with confirmed names and roles.
For each photograph: creator, location, date, caption, publication rights and consent from identifiable people.