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Bobe Ngincho

Babanki-Tungo Kingdom, active second half of 19th century


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Bobe Nincho

Nincho, Bobe

Ngincho, Bobe

Bobe Ngincho

Occupation or Type

carver

Bio

Bobe Ngincho worked in the second half of the nineteenth century in Babanki-Tungo, the most important center for ivory carving in the northwestern Grassfields of Cameroon.

Gender

Male

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