Collection EAP051/1/1/9 | Endangered Archives Programme

Digital images of a selection of manuscripts located and collected by Nji Mbouombouo Osmanou, a caretaker of the Palais des Rois Bamoun. The manuscripts include records of monetary transactions, especially records of community savings groups, and various writings on medicine and proverbs. The EAP051 project has dated the material to c1948-1970.

Collection details

Creation date

c 1948-1970

Languages

Bamun

Scripts

Bamum

Content type

Collection

Reference

EAP051/1/1/9

Level

Series

Extent

138 files consisting of 424 TIFF images

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This collection is part of

Project EAP051:

Bamum script and archives project: saving Africa's written heritage
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]"
Collection EAP051/1/1:

Modern Archives of the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamoun [c1896-1975]

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Bamum Proverb from an earlier generation

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/9/1
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 10.5cm x 6.2cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku mfemfe in black ink (ball point pen); Condition: Fair; Comments: ...
List of members of a “Gba” (or “Jangui”) group savings organization [mid...

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/9/2
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 22cm x 17cm; Dates ca. mid twentieth century; Script: Akauku mfemfe in red and blue ink (ball point pen) and pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments: Written on the cover of a school exercise book, with map of Cameroun and depi ...
Records of a “Gba” (or “Jangui”) group savings organization, along with...

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/9/3
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 22cm x 16.8cm; Dates ca. mid twentieth century; Script: Akauku mfemfe in blue ink (ball point pen) and pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments: Written on paper from a school exercise book ...
Records of a “Gba” (or “Jangui”) group savings organization, with many names...

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/9/4
Leaves: 2; Pages: 4; Measurements: 22cm x 16.8cm; Dates ca. mid twentieth century; Script: Akauku mfemfe in red and blue ink (ball point pen) and pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments: Written on paper from a school exercise book ...
Records of a “Gba” (or “Jangui”) group savings organization [ c mid twentieth...

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/9/5
Leaves: 3; Pages: 5; Measurements: 22cm x 16.8cm; Dates ca. mid twentieth century; Script: Akauku mfemfe in red ink (ball point pen); Condition: Good; Comments: Written on paper from a school exercise book ...
Records of a “Gba” (or “Jangui”) group savings organization, along with...

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/9/6
Leaves: 2; Pages: 2 (photographed together as a single image); Measurements: 22cm x 16.8cm; Dates ca. mid twentieth century; Script: Akauku mfemfe in red ink (ball point pen) and pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments: Written on paper from a school exercise bo ...
Records of a “Gba” (or “Jangui”) group savings organization [ c mid twentieth...

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/9/7
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 22cm x 16.9cm; Dates ca. mid twentieth century; Script: Akauku mfemfe in red and blue ink (ball point pen) and pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments: Written on the back cover of a school exercise book ...
Notes of instruction on the making and use of medicine along with a list of...

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/9/8
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 22cm x 17cm; Dates ca. mid twentieth century; Script: Akauku mfemfe in red and blue ink (ball point pen) and pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments: Written on the cover of a school exercise book, with map of Cameroun and depi ...
Records of a “Gba” (or “Jangui”) group savings organization [ c mid twentieth...

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/9/9
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 22cm x 17cm; Dates ca. mid twentieth century; Script: Akauku mfemfe and roman script (French language) in red ink (ball point pen); Condition: Fair; Comments: Written on paper from a school exercise book ...
Records of a “Gba” (or “Jangui”) group savings organization [ c mid twentieth...

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/9/10
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 22cm x 17cm; Dates ca. mid twentieth century; Script: Akauku mfemfe in red ink (ball point pen); Condition: Fair; Comments: Written on paper from a school exercise book ...
Records of a “Gba” (or “Jangui”) group savings organization [ c mid twentieth...

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/9/11
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 22cm x 17cm; Dates ca. mid twentieth century; Script: Akauku mfemfe in red ink (ball point pen); Condition: Fair; Comments: Written on paper from a school exercise book ...
Records of a “Gba” (or “Jangui”) group savings organization [ c mid twentieth...

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/9/12
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 21.2cm x 20cm; Dates ca. mid twentieth century; Script: Akauku mfemfe in red and blue ink (ball point pen) and pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments: Written on paper from a school exercise book ...
Records of a “Gba” (or “Jangui”) group savings organization [ c mid twentieth...

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/9/13
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 21.2cm x 20cm; Dates ca. mid twentieth century; Script: Akauku mfemfe in red and blue ink (ball point pen) and pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments: Written on paper from a school exercise book ...
Records of a “Gba” (or “Jangui”) group savings organization [ c mid twentieth...

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/9/14
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 22cm x 17cm; Dates ca. mid twentieth century; Script: Akauku mfemfe in red ink (ball point pen) and pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments: Written on paper from a school exercise book ...
Records of a “Gba” (or “Jangui”) group savings organization [ c mid twentieth...

File Ref: EAP051/1/1/9/15
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 22cm x 17cm; Dates ca. mid twentieth century; Script: Akauku mfemfe in red ink (ball point pen) and pencil; Condition: Poor; Comments: Written on the back cover of a school exercise book ...