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EAP1042/20/1
- Record Id:
- 040-003460160
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003460159
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100085288733.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP1042/20/1
- Title:
- Calling for Peaceful Elections
- Additional Titles:
-
Kayiro Daanoo Karta Fayi Tumoo
- Scope & Content:
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Transliterated title: Kayiro Daanoo Karta Fayi Tumoo.
The manuscript is a copy of a Mandinka Ajami poetry written in a pre-electoral context. It prays for peaceful elections and urges voters to fulfill their civic obligations while preserving the tradition of peaceful coexistence and mutual understanding that has been the hallmark of their communities. The targeted audiences include people of Sedhiou, Ziguinchor, Kolda, Oussouye, Tambacounda, and Bignona in the southern Casamance region of Senegal.
Custodial history: The owner inherited it from his father, El-hadji Kaoussou Drame, who received his Islamic education in Sunna-Karantaba. He also had some French education.
Extent and format of original material: 12 pages.
Physical characteristics: Unbound incomplete manuscript.
Owner(s) of original material: Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Drame.
Author(s) of original material: El-hadji Kaoussou Drame.
Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Mandinka Ajami Materials of Casamance, Senegal
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003460159
040-003460160 - Is part of:
- EAP1042/20 : Ahmadou Bamba Drame Manuscript Collection
EAP1042/20/1 : Calling for Peaceful Elections - Hierarchy:
- 032-003460159[0001]/040-003460160
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP1042/20
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 12 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP1042-20-1
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Mandinka
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1900
- End Date:
- 1999
- Date Range:
- 20th century
- Era:
- CE
- Latitude (Decimal):
- 14.69103
- Longitude (Decimal):
- -17.47111
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
- Physical Characteristics:
- Unbound incomplete manuscript.
- Arrangement:
- The manuscripts were digitised the way they were kept by the owner.
- Information About Originals:
- The original material is located in Senegal, as part of the private collection of Cheikh Ahmadou Bamba Drame.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)