About the Bamileke People 
 
“The grassland region, in south-west Cameroon, is a hilly and mountainous area covered by an equatorial forest in the south and a savannah in the north. Politically, the area is divided into numerous small independent kingdoms and chiefdoms, whose powers are counterbalanced by male and female societies. Since it’s colonization by the Germans in 1884, this entire region, in particular the Bamileke, Bamun and Tikar territories, has attracted the attention of Western scholars because of its artistic heritage.
This  Bamileke mask from Cameroon is a typical example of the kinds of masks you would find in this area. Since each mask is carved by hand, you can find similar pieces, but never identical ones.