Letter from Mfon Musa requesting great patience to Pafumjati after the death of his daughter, NZIELAM. Also, a list of names for people involved in a Njangi

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Leaves: 2; Pages: 2; Measurements: 16cm x 5.5cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Nyiet; Condition: Good; Comments: “Mfon” Musa is the exiled “King Musa”; A Njangi is a communal savings group

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File details

Creation date:
c 1912-1975
Languages:
Bamun
Scripts:
Bamum
Content type:
Correspondence
Reference:
EAP051/1/1/13/6
Level:
File
Extent:
2 TIFF images
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This file is part of

  1. Project EAP051:
    Bamum script and archives project: saving Africa's written heritage
  2. Collection EAP051/1:
    "Bamum manuscript collection of the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamoun (APRB) in the Royal Palace of Bamum Kings in Foumban, Cameroon [c1896-1975]"
  3. Collection EAP051/1/1:
    Modern Archives of the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamoun [c1896-1975]
  4. Collection EAP051/1/1/13:
    Official Bamoun Palace Collection [c 1912-1975]
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