Tapestry crochet is one of many crafts done in Foumban, home of the Bamum (Bamun, Bamoun) people. The early 20th century Sultan Njoya encouraged metal casters , leatherworkers, potters , embroiderers, woodcarvers , beadworkers , and other craftspeople to move there and a hundred years later, it is still the center of craft production in Cameroon.