a few hundred metres south of the palace is the musée des arts et des traditions bamoun. this extensive collection has exhibits on bamoun history and art, including cooking implements, musical instruments, pipes, statues, masks, gongs and an ornately carved xylophone. the road that connects the two museums is the rue des artisans, home to sculptors, basket makers, weavers and embroiderers, and one of the best places in central africa to buy wood carvings.