The Tikar is a blanket term often used for several ethnic groups in Cameroon. It has been used widely for different peoples and their culture. There is, however, a single ethnic group called the Tikar who live on the Tikar Plain in Adamawa Region. They speak a Bantoid language called Tikar. Their population is approximately 25,000. The Bedzan pygmies share their language. The main Tikar towns are Bankim, Ngambe Tikar, and Magba. Two main geographical sub-groups include the village-dwelling people who live in round huts covered by conical roofs and whose artistic output is largely associated with 19th-century bronze pipes. The second sub-group occupies the north-west highlands and they predominantly carve statues and masks.

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Baquart, Jean-Baptiste. The Tribal Arts of Africa. New York: Thames and Hudson Inc.