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Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/2/88
Title:: Medicine to protect against hernia from Malam Abdou
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 8cm x 12cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments: on one side is hernia medicine to drink, on the other is medicine administered via scarification
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun
Date Range:: c 1896-1975
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/2/89
Title:: Medicine to retain the love of a woman (so she won’t go to another man) [25 Apr 1905]
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 12cm x 10cm; Dates: 1942; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil; Condition: Good; Comments: Written on the back of receipt for sugar from Calabar (Nigeria); Added to the original document are markings in blue ink made at some point prior to the commencement of work by...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun
Date Range:: 25 Apr 1905
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/2/90
Title:: Medicine to make an adversary deaf and dumb in court when testifying; also medicines for throat and body pain and medicine for cattle
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 14cm x 7cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments:
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun
Date Range:: c 1896-1975
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/2/91
Title:: Letter from Mako to Malam Abdu, written from Bamenda, warning of police arrest; also, medicine to treat pain of the ribcage [25 Sep 1952]
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 16cm x 21cm; Dates: 25 September 1952; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil and roman script (English language) in blue ink; Condition: Fair (torn); Comments: Further study of this document may reveal that the medicine for pain of the ribcage is connected in some way...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun and English
Date Range:: 25 Sep 1952
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/2/92
Title:: Fetish for hunting along with a list of individuals identified as hunters
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 16cm x 12cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in several different hands and a variety of ink colors (blue and black) and pencil, along with some slight writing in Arabic script; Condition: Good; Comments: Includes a small design in blue ink
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun
Date Range:: c 1896-1975
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/2/93
Title:: Medicine for nasal congestion and headache
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 12cm x 16cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil with some very slight writing in roman script (Bamum language); Condition: Good; Comments:
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun
Date Range:: c 1896-1975
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/2/94
Title:: Medicine to make your enemy’s house burn down
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 16cm x 19cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil; Condition: Poor (torn in original form); Comments:
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun
Date Range:: c 1896-1975
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/2/95
Title:: Directions on the use of an amulet to protect one against the attack of a wild animal
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 14cm x 17cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil and blue pen; Condition: Poor (torn in original form); Comments: The instructions read that if approached by a wild animal, one should lift the sleeve on the upper arm to expose the “kata” (amulet) whi...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun
Date Range:: c 1896-1975
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/2/96
Title:: Notes on the use of a medicine to treat insanity
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 8cm x 15cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil; Condition: Poor; added to the original document are markings in red and blue ink made at some point prior to the commencement of work by the Bamum Scripts and Archives Project; Comments: Written on an ...
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun
Date Range:: c 1896-1975
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

Reference (shelfmark):: EAP051/1/2/97
Title:: Defensive medicine which negates foot pain caused by an enemy through witchcraft
Scope & Content:: Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 11cm x 12cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and slight Arabic script in blue pen; Condition: Fair; Comments:
Collection Area:: Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:: Bamun
Date Range:: c 1896-1975
Extent:: 2 TIFF images

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