Digital images of records created and accumulated since the late nineteenth and early twentieth century under the direction of Sultan Ibrahim Njoya (r. 1889-1933), Sultan Seidou Njimolouh (r. 1933-1992), and the current Sultan Ibrahim Mbombo Njoya (r. 1992-present). The records consist of official Bamum Palace Records, Bamum histories and customs, lexicons, writings on Islam and Muslim prayers, communal savings records, correspondence concerning Nji Musa’s exile in western Cameroon, medicinal formulas, and notes on trade. The material predominantly dates from c 1912-1953, with a small subset of material dating from 1954-1975.
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Re-established list of King Njoya’s wives (Queens) who were living in exile...
Leaves: 2; Pages: 4; Measurements: 28.5cm x 21.5cm; Dates 13 April 1931 (and recopied 9 June 1977); Script: Akauku Mfemfe and roman script (French language); Condition: Good; Comments: ... -
Prestigious Bamum palace honor “Order of the Spider” award certificate [11...
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 47.5cm x 32cm; Dates 9 January 1958; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and roman script (French language); Condition: Fair (staining); Comments: ... -
Prestigious Bamum palace honor “Order of the Spider” award certificate [15...
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 47.5cm x 32cm; Dates 15 October 1962; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and roman script (French language); Condition: Fair; Comments: ... -
“Periode de Commandement” under French Colonialism: November 1916—December 1919
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 28.9cm x 18.5cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Roman script (French language); Condition: Torn, the item representing only a part of its original whole (cf. APRB 1182-1188); Comments: Decorative and informational piece which at ... -
“Periode de Commandement” under French Colonialism: 1920—April 1944
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 27.7cm x 19.5cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Roman script (French language); Condition: Torn, the item representing only a part of its original whole (cf. APRB 1182-1188); Comments: Decorative and informational piece which at ... -
“Periode de Commandement” under French Colonialism: 1940—May 1948
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 27.7cm x 19.3cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Roman script (French language); Condition: Torn, the item representing only a part of its original whole (cf. APRB 1182-1188); Comments: Decorative and informational piece which at ... -
Some Colonial Administrators in the Bamum Kingdom
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 29.9cm x 17.9cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Roman script (French language); Condition: Torn, the item representing only a part of its original whole (cf. APRB 1182-1188); Comments: Decorative and informational piece which at ... -
Some Colonial Administrators in the Bamum Kingdom
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 36.6cm x 30cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Roman script (French language); Condition: Torn, the item representing only a part of its original whole (cf. APRB 1182-1188); Comments: Decorative and informational piece which at on ... -
Region and period of Official Postings during the Colonial period in the...
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 27.7cm x 17.5cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Roman script (French language); Condition: Torn, the item representing only a part of its original whole (cf. APRB 1182-1188); Comments: Decorative and informational piece which at ... -
Some Colonial Administrators in the Bamum Kingdom
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 28.8cm x 21.3cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Roman script (French language); Condition: Torn, the item representing only a part of its original whole (cf. APRB 1182-1188); Comments: Decorative and informational piece which at ...
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