User:Dz3/Bah Halilou leather worker
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Bah Halilou, leather worker
Halilou also known as Ousmamou, Bah Ousmanou or Bah Halilou came from Maroua, Cameroon. He was of Guiziga ethnicity. He died 15 August 1968. [1]
He was a well known leather goods worker in Maroua. He worked as translator for the Maroua Craft Centre 1955-1960 and was instrumental in their development of leather rugs. In 1962 he was part of the Cameroonian delegation at the International Craft Fair at Munich
In 13 March 1957 he was made "Chevalier dans l’Ordre du mérite Artisanal" Later he received the 'Ordre du Mérite Camerounais de 2è classe'. Investitute 1 Oct 1963
References
[edit]- ^ WASSOUNI François Deux grandes figures de l'histoire de l'artisanat du cuir au Nord-Cameroun : Lawan Yougouda et Halilou 2012 Figures de l'histoire du Cameroun - XIXe-XXe siècle (eds) Jules Kouosseu & Noumbissie Tchouaké pp 21-44. Paris: Harmattan https://www.academia.edu/attachments/59066569/download_file?st=MTYxMjI1OTU3NCw3OS43MC4xMC4xMjcsNTk1NA%3D%3D&s=profile
Category:People from Cameroon Category:People from Maroua Category:leather workers Category:Craftsmen