Circular Notice from King NJOYA to the Bamum people settled at MANSHOUT NOUN (the Noun bridge) concerning the payment of taxes; on the reverse are a list of various names and taxes paid [11 Apr 1920]
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Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 20.4cm x 16cm; Dates 11 April 1920; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Poor; Comments: Includes official stamp of King Njoya; the handwriting on the document “Minutes du Tribunal” was written by a late palace secretary, NDAYOU Emmanuel, who attempted to study doc...
Explanation and conversion table of Bamum measurements in traditional form (number of large footsteps, for example) and those used by whitemen
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Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 16cm x 10cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and a few words in roman script (for Bamum language); Condition: Poor; Comments:
Record of Tontine with names of members with unidentified writing in Arabic
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Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 20cm x 16cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and Arabic script; Condition: Poor; page torn; Comments: A “tontine” or “njangui” is a community savings organization
Note that Sultan El-Hadj Seidou has given some advice regarding Mama and Yacouba concerning a land problem; on reverse, written at an earlier time, is a note indicating that Sultan Seidou has said that seven p
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Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 16.2 x 10.5cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Poor; page torn; Comments: In the note regarding the seven people who Sultan Seidou has said should not come to Yaoundé, it appears that King Njoya is still living at this point (he would die in 1933).