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Archive Reference (shelfmark) EAP051/1

11. EAP051/1/1/2/4

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP051/1/1/2/4
Title:
Manual on the Art of Sorcery [ c 1908]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 4; Pages: 8; Measurements: 20cm x 16.2; Dates ca. 1908?; Script: Akauku Nyiet; Condition: Torn throughout; Comments: The manual is written as a “how to” guide for those learning the art of sorcery
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bamun
Date Range:
c 1908
Extent:
8 TIFF images

12. EAP051/1/1/2/5

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP051/1/1/2/5
Title:
Letter from King Musa to Pafumnjati urging him to send Yacouba for an interview [28 May 1946]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 23cm x 10.5cm; Dates 28 May 1946; Script: Bamum; Condition: Poor; Comments: In this letter King Musa (the deceased King Njoya’s son, living in exile in the area of Bamenda, who claims to be the rightful heir to the Bamum throne) also reports on the arrival of Am...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bamun
Date Range:
28 May 1946
Extent:
2 TIFF images

13. EAP051/1/1/2/6

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP051/1/1/2/6
Title:
List of People
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 24cm x 17 cm; Dates unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Poor; Comments: Twenty names are listed, with no other information available
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bamun
Date Range:
1910-1946
Extent:
2 TIFF images

14. EAP051/1/1/2/7

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP051/1/1/2/7
Title:
Njangui record
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 19.5cm x 10.5cm; Dates unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Poor; Comments: A “njangui” is a communal savings organization; written on an English language advertisement
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bamun
Date Range:
1910-1946
Extent:
2 TIFF images

15. EAP051/1/1/2/8

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP051/1/1/2/8
Title:
History of Brass Casting in the Bamum Kingdom
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 20.8cm x 16.2 cm; Dates unknown; Script: Akauku Nyiet; Condition: Poor; torn pages; Comments: The emphasis of the text is on the origin of brass work
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bamun
Date Range:
1910-1946
Extent:
2 TIFF images

16. EAP051/1/1/2/9

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP051/1/1/2/9
Title:
History of Three Children of MFORIFUM: NCHARE, MFOMBAM and NGUONSO, who departed Rifum [1911]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 21.6cm x 13.7cm; Dates 1911; Script: Akauku Nyiet; Condition: Poor; Comments: This document is written in the Shümom language, which is the artificial spoken language invented by King Njoya (as opposed to the conventional Bamum language, called “Shü pamom”). In ...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bamun
Date Range:
1911
Extent:
2 TIFF images

17. EAP051/1/1/2/10

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP051/1/1/2/10
Title:
Letter by Mfon (“King”) Musa to Pafumnjati [1941]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 12cm x 6cm; Dates 1941; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Poor; Comments: Mfon Musa, at this point living in exile, informs Pafumnjati that the whiteman’s administration is very powerful. Musa and his followers must remain careful and united. This letter contain...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bamun
Date Range:
1941
Extent:
2 TIFF images

18. EAP051/1/1/2/11

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP051/1/1/2/11
Title:
Guide to Medicinal Plants along with names of illnesses cured by them
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 6; Pages: 11; Measurements: 22cm x 14cm; Dates unknown; Script: Akauku Nyiet; Condition: Poor; pages torn; Comments:
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bamun
Date Range:
1910-1946
Extent:
11 TIFF images

19. EAP051/1/1/2/12

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP051/1/1/2/12
Title:
Inventory of Clothes in the Storeroom of King Njoya [1923]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 2; Pages: 3; Measurements: 27.1cm x 21cm; Dates 1923; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Poor; Comments: The author of the document is an individual by the name of MEGNA and it has been suggested that he was in fact the person overseeing the storeroom
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bamun
Date Range:
1923
Extent:
3 TIFF images

20. EAP051/1/1/2/13

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP051/1/1/2/13
Title:
History of Kaliwa, a Powerful Warrior
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 28cm x 22cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Nyiet; Condition: Poor; torn pages; Comments:
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bamun
Date Range:
1910-1946
Extent:
2 TIFF images

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