Digital images of records created and accumulated by the Royal Bamum Palace 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). Materials range from c 1896-1965 and consist of writings on Bamum history, official records and correspondence of the Royal Palace of Bamum Kings, and a range of writings of artistic and scientific scope, such as calendars, maps, and manuals on medicine and love. Document bags and ephemera have also been photographed. The Reserve Archives collection is located in the office of late Sultan Seidou Njimolouh Njoya.
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Fishing fetish for Mbuombuo
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 16cm x 26cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil; Condition: Good; added to the original document are markings in red ink made at some point prior to the commencement of work by the Bamum Scripts and Archives ... -
Medicine for a woman’s stomach ache, along with a letter from Yende to Nji Musa
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 12cm x 17cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil; Condition: Fair; added to the original document are markings in red ink made at some point prior to the commencement of work by the Bamum Scripts and Archives ... -
Medicine to protect against leprosy and female infertility
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 7cm x 13cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments: ... -
Medicine for protection against leprosy
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 6.5cm x 13cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil with slight writing in Arabic script in black ink; Condition: Good; Comments: ... -
Notes concerning Lamare, a famous Bamum hunter of antelope
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 4cm x 14cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in blue ink; Condition: Good; Comments: ... -
Antidote for snake bite from Malam Shwaibou with attached notes by Nji Fifen
Leaves: 2; Pages: 4; Measurements: 14cm x 10cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in black ink and pencil, with translation in roman script for Bamum; Condition: Good; Comments: the original document is that of Malam Shwaibou; the attachment is in the ... -
Medicine for hunting and wrestling, along with notes on scarification for...
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 16cm x 26cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil; Condition: Fair; Comments: This document probably comes from Nji Musa’s collection as it contains the “Bismillah” in Akauku Mfemfe which is so common in his pa ... -
Medicine to protect against hernia from Adamou
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 12cm x 8cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil and black pen; Condition: Fair (slightly torn); Comments: ... -
Medicine for leprosy and sexual relations with women provided by Nadu Mbirene
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 13cm x 16cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil; Condition: Good; Comments: ... -
Medicine to commence menstruation along with a medicine to protect against...
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 13cm x 16cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in blue pen; Condition: Good; Comments: ... -
Note concerning the time Njoya became king
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 6cm x 4cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in pencil; Condition: Poor (torn page; perhaps written on such a torn page in original form); Comments: ... -
Piece of letter mentioning Allah and his messenger, along with reference to...
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 6cm x 4cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe and slight Arabic script in black ink; Condition: Poor (torn page); Comments: ... -
List of various diseases, the names of people who have suffered them, along...
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 19.5cm x 28cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Nyiet in black ink and pencil; Condition: Good; Comments: ... -
List of praise songs and sayings for the Bamum king
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 19.5cm x 28cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in black ink and pencil; Condition: Good; Comments: ... -
List of praise songs and sayings for the Bamum king
Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 19.5cm x 28cm; Dates: Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe in black ink; Condition: Fair; Comments: ...
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