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EAP051/1/1/8/1
- Record Id:
- 040-002760004
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002759805
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023045115.0x0000c8
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP051/1/1/8/1
- Title:
- Early Bamum script on Banana [early 20th century]
- Scope & Content:
- Leaves: 2; Pages: 2; Measurements: 20cm x 17.5cm (“Rii nyi fà fu”) and 18cm x 17.3cm (“Akauku tùnte”); Dates Early Twentieth century; Script: Bamum; Condition: Very good; Comments: Oral testimonies around the Bamum kingdom confirm the use of banana leaves in thelate nineteenth and early twentieth-centuries among the Bamum. APRB 1168 represents the onlyextant specimens of Bamum script known to exist on banana leaves, and is written in Bamum script variants known as “Rii nyi fà fu” and “Akauku tùnte”. These items were long inthe possession of the donor family which has a distinguished military reputation within thekingdom (NJI Yacouba’s father and grandfather served as palace generals – “Manshüt Tupanka”– under the current and previous Bamum King; 1937-1940 and 1950-1993 respectively).
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Bamum script and archives project
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002759805
033-002759806
036-002760003
040-002760004 - 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]
EAP051/1/1/8 : Nji Nsangou Yacouba Collection [early 20th century]
EAP051/1/1/8/1 : Early Bamum script on Banana [early 20th century] - Hierarchy:
- 032-002759805[0001]/033-002759806[0008]/036-002760003[0001]/040-002760004
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP051/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 2 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP051-1-1-8-1 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Bamun
- Scripts:
- Bamum
- Start Date:
- 1900
- End Date:
- 1940
- Date Range:
- Early 20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Former External References:
- APRB 1168
- 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)