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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Bamum history and stories in connection with Bamum palace doctrine [c 1906-1915]
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 14cm x 17.5cm; Dates: ca. 1906-1915; Script: Akauku Nyiet combined with earlier script variants in black ink; Condition: Good; Comments: Text embellished with various colors; highly artistic borders added ... -
Bamum history and stories in connection with Bamum palace doctrine [c 1906-1915]
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 14cm x 17.5cm; Dates: ca. 1906-1915; Script: Akauku Nyiet combined with earlier script variants in black ink; Condition: Good; Comments: Text embellished with various colors; highly artistic borders added ... -
Bamum history and stories in connection with Bamum palace doctrine [c 1906-1915]
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 14cm x 17.5cm; Dates: ca. 1906-1915; Script: Akauku Nyiet combined with earlier script variants in black ink; Condition: Good; Comments: Text embellished with various colors and designs; borders added ... -
Bamum history and stories in connection with Bamum palace doctrine [c 1906-1915]
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 14cm x 17.5cm; Dates: ca. 1906-1915; Script: Akauku Nyiet combined with earlier script variants in black ink; Condition: Good; Comments: Text embellished with various colors and designs; borders added ... -
Design included with Bamum history and stories in connection with palace...
Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 14cm x 17.5cm; Dates: ca. 1906-1915; Script: None; Condition: Good; Comments: Item is design which may be symbolic of one Bamum historical story about the migration of people from Egypt; Includes a note written in roman s ...
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