Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 21.7cm x 16.6cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Good; Comments: Although the Bamum script was primarily a male prerogative, there is ample evidence of women knowing and using the Bamum script. The handwriting in this letter, by Pentane Adija, is as fine a hand as any we have ever seen.
Letter to Nji Mama from PENTANE Adija regarding the fire and she also greets the wives of Nji Mama
File details
Creation date:
1910-1946
Languages:
Bamun
Scripts:
Bamum
Content type:
Correspondence
Originals information:
"The original materials are held at the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamum, in the Royal Palace of the Bamum Kings, Foumban, Cameroon".
Reference:
EAP051/1/1/12/340
Level:
File
Extent:
2 TIFF images
Legal:
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- Project EAP051:
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