collar #brass #bagam cameroon #Bamum Prestige Necklace
Made by a special guild of artists, the Pa Nguot, mgba mgba necklaces are made exclusively for the fon
Seidou Njimoluh Njoya (#Bamum: 𖡚 ꛆꛦꚮ꛰ ꛆꚧꛂ Sɛt-tu Nʒemɔleʔ Nʒeɔya , 1902 – 28 July 1992)[1] ruled the Bamum people of Cameroon from 1933 to 1992 as the Sultan of Foumban and Mfon of the Bamun. Njimoluh was the son of Ibrahim
Seidou Njimoluh Njoya (#Bamum: 𖡚 ꛆꛦꚮ꛰ ꛆꚧꛂ Sɛt-tu Nʒemɔleʔ Nʒeɔya , 1902 – 28 July 1992)[1] ruled the Bamum people of Cameroon from 1933 to 1992 as the Sultan of Foumban and Mfon of the Bamun. Njimoluh was the son of Ibrahim
Seidou Njimoluh Njoya (#Bamum: 𖡚 ꛆꛦꚮ꛰ ꛆꚧꛂ Sɛt-tu Nʒemɔleʔ Nʒeɔya , 1902 – 28 July 1992)[1] ruled the Bamum people of Cameroon from 1933 to 1992 as the Sultan of Foumban and Mfon of the Bamun. Njimoluh was the son of Ibrahim
#SeidouNjimoluhNjoya (#Bamum: 𖡚 ꛆꛦꚮ꛰ ꛆꚧꛂ Sɛt-tu Nʒemɔleʔ Nʒeɔya , 1902 – 28 July 1992)[1] ruled the Bamum people of Cameroon from 1933 to 1992 as the Sultan of Foumban and Mfon of the Bamun. Njimoluh was the son of Ibrahim
#Bamum, sometimes called Bamoum, Bamun, Bamoun, or Mum, are a Grassfields ethnic group located in now Cameroon. In 2018, the Bamum and Bamileke peoples accounted for about 24%
#Bamum, sometimes called Bamoum, Bamun, Bamoun, or Mum, are a Grassfields ethnic group located in now Cameroon. In 2018, the Bamum and Bamileke peoples accounted for about 24%
#Bamum, sometimes called Bamoum, Bamun, Bamoun, or Mum, are a Grassfields ethnic group located in now Cameroon. In 2018, the Bamum and Bamileke peoples accounted for about 24%
Storyboards with illustration drawn by Ibrahim Njoya showing various fables from the kingdom of Bamum in Cameroon (source: isaac Samuel, https://isaacsamuel.substack.com/p/the-invention-of-writing-in-an-african) #Storyboards #StoryBook #Illustration #Bamum #Cameroon #IllustratedStoryBook #AfricanHistory #History
The invention of writing in an African kingdom: a history of the Bamum script (1897-1931)

"Our memories are fallible. We need a way to keep the word, in a way that it will speak for us, even in our absence"

African History Extra
Happy (and moved) to see five students ending their master in #typography #lacambre with #bamum #postholocene #écarttype #libertycity #arabicscript engaged projects.
Thanks to jury members #LaurenGrusenmeyer #AglaiaKonrad #AlexBalgiu, #RomanSeban #FrederikBerlaen #AnneMasson #AnneFransen and #TomaMutebaLuntumbue for their dedication