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EAP051/1/1/7/14
- Record Id:
- 040-002760002
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002759805
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023045115.0x0000c6
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP051/1/1/7/14
- Title:
- Bamum sketchings and historical notes [c 1940s]
- Scope & Content:
- Leaves: 23; Pages: 44; Measurements: various sizes; Dates ca. 1940s; Script: Akauku mfemfe in pencil and various ink colors; some roman script (Bamum language);Arabic script; typed letter in roman script (French); Condition: Good (although torn on some pages); Comments: Akauku mfemfe syllabary and numerals written out on first page; includes manyexamples of earlier Bamum script variants
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Bamum script and archives project
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002759805
033-002759806
036-002759988
040-002760002 - Is part of:
- EAP051/1 : Bamum manuscript collection of the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamoun (APRB) in the Royal Palace of Bamum Kings in Foumban,…
EAP051/1/1 : Modern Archives of the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamoun [c1896-1975]
EAP051/1/1/7 : Nji Ngaput Collection [c 1940-1965]
EAP051/1/1/7/14 : Bamum sketchings and historical notes [c 1940s] - Hierarchy:
- 032-002759805[0001]/033-002759806[0007]/036-002759988[0014]/040-002760002
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP051/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 44 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP051-1-1-7-14⧉ (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
- Languages:
- Bamun
French - Scripts:
- Bamum
Latin - Start Date:
- 1940
- End Date:
- 1949
- Date Range:
- c 1940s
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Former External References:
- APRB 1499
- Information About Originals:
- The original materials are held at the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamum, in the Royal Palace of the Bamum Kings, Foumban, Cameroon
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Bamun (African people)
Bamun language - Places:
- Cameroon, Africa
