The manuscript is a recent copy of the original written in Mandinka Ajami, and transmitted down to five generations in the owner’s family. Extent and format of original material: 1 file.
Transliterated title: Darsilami-Pakaawu la Taarixoo. The Mandinka Ajami manuscript in this collection deals with the founding of the present-day town of Darsilami-Pakao, and provides the names of successive village chiefs and Imams. The manuscript talks about how Karim Issiyaka Drame founded th...