Collection of Poems

Transliterated title: Suukuwo Kitaaboolu.

Contains a collection of several poems. The first one, which is short, is written in Mandinka Ajami and deals with friendship. The other ones are in Arabic. Some poems have bilingual glosses in Arabic and Mandinka Ajami.

Custodial history: The owner, El-hadji Bayo, inherited the documents from his father, Ousmane Bayo.

Extent and format of original material: 60 pages.

Physical characteristics: Unbound manuscript. There are ink stains on some pages that make some words difficult to read.

Owner(s) of original material: El-hadji Lamine Bayo.

Author(s) of original material: Ousmane Bayo.

Additional script information: Mandinka Ajami.