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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/2/86
Title:: Letter to Price Musa, in exile, from Malam Muhammed which announces the arrival of French colonials in the Bamum Kingdom; the document contains, independent of the letter, directions for a medicine for hunting
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 16cm x 25cm; Dates: Unknown (?1919); Script: Arabic script in black ink and Akauku Mfemfe in pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments: Includes talismanic writing in Arabic script
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Bamun
Date Range:: c 1896-1975
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/2/87
Title:: Medicine to treat hernia and cost of payment for medicine, along with letter in Arabic script
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 13cm x 19cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and Arabic script in pencil; Condition: Good; Comments:
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Bamun
Date Range:: c 1896-1975
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/2/103
Title:: Letter to Prince Musa from Kuotuo and list of disease
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 16cm x 21cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil Arabic script in black Hausa ink; Condition: Fair; added to the original document are markings in blue ink made at some point prior to the commencement of work by the Bamum Scripts and Archives Project...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Bamun
Date Range:: c 1896-1975
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/2/107
Title:: Medicine to break up the relationship between a man and woman, including an Islamic invocation
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 15cm x 17cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and Arabic script in pencil; Condition: Good; Comments:
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Bamun
Date Range:: c 1896-1975
Extent:: 1 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/2/108
Title:: List of various diseases and medicines
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 2; Pages: 4; Measurements: 16cm x 21cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and Arabic script in pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments:
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Bamun
Date Range:: c 1896-1975
Extent:: 4 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/2/112
Title:: Administration of medicine known as “Fu Gwou”, scarification on the head and hand to make a man powerful for head butting and punching
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 15cm x 18cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in black Hausa ink and pencil; Arabic script in pencil; Condition: Good; added to the original document are markings in blue ink made at some point prior to the commencement of work by the Bamum Scripts and Arch...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Bamun
Date Range:: c 1896-1975
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/2/113
Title:: Medicine to be taken prior to a journey in order to bring good luck, along with a prayer concerning death
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 15cm x 9cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil and Arabic script in black Hausa ink; Condition: Fair; Comments: written on an envelope
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Bamun
Date Range:: c 1896-1975
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/2/114
Title:: Hunting fetish
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 12cm x 18cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil and Arabic script in black Hausa ink; Condition: Poor (torn); Comments:
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Bamun
Date Range:: c 1896-1975
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/2/115
Title:: Notes on Islamic mysticism along with a Muslim prayer
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 14cm x 9cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and Arabic script in pencil and black ink; Condition: Good; Comments:
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Bamun
Date Range:: c 1896-1975
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/2/116
Title:: Letter from John Mbufung to mother, along with notes on how to be strong in fights communicated by Nji Mantum; also, some diseases and their cures [03 Mar 1943]
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 15cm x 16cm; Dates: 3 March 1943; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil and roman script (English language) in black ink; Condition: Good; Comments: Letter appears to be sent from either Nigeria or British Cameroons and it is possible that the letter writer was servin...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Arabic and Bamun
Date Range:: 03 Mar 1943
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

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