Early notes for the Bamum Saa’ngam (History and Culture of the Bamum People)
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 17cm x 20cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Nyiet in pencil; Condition: Fair (slightly torn); Comments: This is an early draft of the famous book, which in its final form uses the subsequent script, Akauku Mfemfe
Early notes for the Bamum Saa’ngam (History and Culture of the Bamum People)
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 17cm x 20cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Nyiet in pencil; Condition: Fair (torn and taped); Comments: This is an early draft of the famous book, which in its final form uses the subsequent script, Akauku Mfemfe
Early notes for the Bamum Saa’ngam (History and Culture of the Bamum People)
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 17cm x 22cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Nyiet in pencil and slight blue ink; Condition: Fair (torn); Comments: This is an early draft of the famous book, which in its final form uses the subsequent script, Akauku Mfemfe
Palace records on trade items and prices at market [07 Apr 1905]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 19cm x 16cm; Dates: 1924; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in native black ink; Condition: Good; 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:
Palace records on trade items and prices at market [07 Apr 1905]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 16cm x 18.5cm; Dates: 1924; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil; Condition: Good; 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:
Inventory of goods and names of individuals involved with trade [06 Apr 1905]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 16.5cm x 18cm; Dates: 1923; Script: Roman script (French and Bamum languages) and Akauku Mfemfe in black and purple ink; Condition: Poor (torn); Comments: Includes small sketch of a building
List of Bamum men sent to prison at Dschang [08 Apr 1905]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 24cm x 21cm; Dates: 1925; Script: Akauku Nyiet in purple ink, with numerals subsequently added in black ink; slight Arabic script; Condition: Fair (taped); added to the original document are markings made at some point prior to the commencement of work by the Ba...
Record of a new law proclaimed by King Njoya [01 Apr 1905]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 2; Pages: 3; Measurements: 19cm x 26cm; Dates: July 1918; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in black ink; Condition: Fair (weathering and tearing); Comments:
Bamum history and stories in connection with Bamum palace doctrine [c 1906-1915]
Scope & Content:
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 14cm x 17.5cm; Dates: ca. 1906-1915; Script: Akauku Nyiet combined with earlier script variants in black ink; Condition: Fair (torn along edges); Comments: Embellished with elaborate designs and colors