Writings on the construction of the Bamum palace, 1917-1921 [1917-1921]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 6; Pages: 8; Measurements: 19cm x 26cm; Dates: 1917-1921; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in black ink and some roman script (Bamum) perhaps added subsequently; Condition: Fair; added to the original document are markings made at some point prior to the commencement of work by the Bamum Scripts and...
Writings on the construction of the Bamum palace, 1917-1921 [1917-1921]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 19cm x 26cm; Dates: 1917-1921; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in black and blue ink; Condition: Good; Comments: Includes information on time, wages, workers, materials, and money; small red circles with crosses represent deceased persons
Public announcement concerning the end of the First World War and the beginning of French colonialism, along with other topics concerning international affairs [17 Jun 1919]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 3; Pages: 5; Measurements: sizes vary, but primarily 19cm x 26cm; Dates: 17 June (Saturday) 1919; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in black ink; Condition: Fair; Comments: Concludes with an elegant signature of King Njoya in blue and red pencil
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 19cm x 26cm; Dates: 1920; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in black and blue ink; Condition: Fair (weathering); Comments: Includes an elegant signature of King Njoya in blue and red pencil
Leaves: 2; Pages: 3; Measurements: 19cm x 26cm; Dates: ca. 1920-1925; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in black ink; Condition: Fair (weathering); added to the original document are markings made at some point prior to the commencement of work by the Bamum Scripts and Archives Project; Comments: Includes of...