Digital images of a volume inherited by Nji Ngoutane, daughter of King Nsangou and a sister to King Ibrahim Njoya. The volume is a register of judgements made by the king, dated 1912-1919.
Digital images of records created by Nji Musa during his exile in western Cameroon. The records consist of correspondence, decrees, stories, histories, communal savings organizations, and notes on medicine and Islam, and date from 1933-1956.
Digital images of mauscripts, including rax records, correspondence, and writings on Bamum history and customs, proverbs, Islam, and medicinal plants, dating c 1920-1960. The documents were written and collected by Aliyu Gibril, an Islamic scholar, trader and traditional healer.
Digital images of mansucripts created and received by Nji Ngaput, the son of King Ibrahim Njoya, and an Isalmic scholar, trader and artist. The manuscripts include writings on Islamic teachings and traditions, Bamum history, calendars, correspondence, and Bamum art, dated c 1940-1965.
Nji Mbouombouo Osmanou Mantum Collection [c 1948-1970]
Scope & Content:
Digital images of a selection of manuscripts located and collected by Nji Mbouombouo Osmanou, a caretaker of the Palais des Rois Bamoun. The manuscripts include records of monetary transactions, especially records of community savings groups, and various writings on medicine and proverbs. The EAP...
Digital images of records created and received by Njibrum Ismaila, a secretary to King Ibrahim Njoya. The records include correspondence with King Njoya, writings on King Njoya’s teachings, writings on Christianity, accounts of Bamum history, Shümom lexicon, and traditional Bamum calendars. The r...
Digital images of illustrations and plans created by Nji Ibrahimou Njoya, a trusted advisor of King Ibrahim Njoya, and a master artist. The records consist of building sketches and an illustrated version of the story of the rat.
Digital images of records collected by Nji Mama Nsangou, cousin and trusted advisor to King Ibrahim Njoya. The records consist of writings on Bamum history, manuals of sorcery and medicine, inventories, records of savings organizations, and correspondence concerning King Njoya and Mfon Musa. The ...
Digital images of records created and accumulated since the late nineteenth and early twentieth century under the direction of Sultan Ibrahim Njoya (r. 1889-1933), Sultan Seidou Njimolouh (r. 1933-1992), and the current Sultan Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya (r. 1992-present). The records consist of officia...
