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EAP051/1/1/12/1
- Record Id:
- 040-002760255
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002759805
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023045115.0x0001c3
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP051/1/1/12/1
- Title:
- Letter of Congratulations from NJI MAMA TO NJOYA IBRAHIMOU
- Scope & Content:
- Leaves: 1; Pages: 2 (yet folded into a small triangular note); Measurements: 28cm x 22cm; Dates no date; Script: Akauku Nyiet; Condition: Poor; Comments: NJOYA IBRAHIMOU was the younger brother of NJI MAMA, the two shared the same father, NJI PEKEKOU (a brother of King NSANGOU), whose home was also in Njinüt. NJOYA IBRAHIMOU also worked for and collaborated with King NJOYA in many capacities and is regarded by many as the greatest Bamum artist of all time. Although this letter is written from NJI MAMA to NJOYA IBRAHIMOU, it is in the collection of the former, not the later (also acquired), without explanation.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Bamum script and archives project
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002759805
033-002759806
036-002760254
040-002760255 - 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]
EAP051/1/1/12 : Nji Mama Nsangou Collection [1910-1946]
EAP051/1/1/12/1 : Letter of Congratulations from NJI MAMA TO NJOYA IBRAHIMOU - Hierarchy:
- 032-002759805[0001]/033-002759806[0012]/036-002760254[0001]/040-002760255
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP051/1
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 2 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP051-1-1-12-1 (opens in a new tab)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Bamun
- Scripts:
- Bamum
- Start Date:
- 1910
- End Date:
- 1946
- Date Range:
- 1910-1946
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Former External References:
- APRB 101
- 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)