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76 x 103 mm. One of the 'good’ juju men with his feathered headdress and forked gong made from local iron rudely fashioned. He danced about and threw himself into all sorts of contortions.

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76 x 103 mm. He is here seen close up with his gong, leopard skin bag and his knowing old face surmounted by his feathered headdress.

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76 x 103 mm. Another Juju man with his cow head headdress and his neck festooned with the long cylindrical ends of calabashes and snail shells.

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65 x 103 mm. Another Juju man selected by the chief to keep order and to prevent robbery.

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76 x 103 mm. A Juju man with a goat skin headdress, who acted in the capacity of policeman. These police were necessary to prevent any disputes as people had come from all over the country and many were the hereditary enemies of the people of Mankon.

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40 x 62 mm. Juju pots in a Juju hut on the roadside, the custom is that every man must on marriage contribute a pot of dye in the near future.

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62 x 40 mm. The shrine to the Juju, Noket. It consists of a fenced in circle containing old pots and rubbish and behind a hut of grass. He is a good Juju.

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40 x 62 mm. Two Juju sticks similar to the ones seen at Bafut only with different designs and on separate mounds with a buried spear between. Each should cover a human sacrifice but in these enlightened days goats were used instead. A small calabash toad in front of each stick and they contained Mimbo, it is 'Chief's Mimbo' as small pieces of grass are seen in the neck of the calabashes.

Scope and Contents From the File: A collection of photographs on 77 loose sheets. On one sheet, in ink capitals, is written 'Photographs taken between June 18th 1934 - December 1934, in the Lamu Archipelago, Tanganyika, Kenya, Uganda, Belgian Congo, Ruanda Urundi, French Equatorial Africa, Cameroons, Nigeria, French West Africa.' The majority of the photographs have been captioned by hand, in a difficult handwriting, and some of the names of peoples and places have not been traced in works of reference. The following...

Scope and Contents From the File: A collection of photographs on 77 loose sheets. On one sheet, in ink capitals, is written 'Photographs taken between June 18th 1934 - December 1934, in the Lamu Archipelago, Tanganyika, Kenya, Uganda, Belgian Congo, Ruanda Urundi, French Equatorial Africa, Cameroons, Nigeria, French West Africa.' The majority of the photographs have been captioned by hand, in a difficult handwriting, and some of the names of peoples and places have not been traced in works of reference. The following...

Scope and Contents From the File: A collection of photographs on 77 loose sheets. On one sheet, in ink capitals, is written 'Photographs taken between June 18th 1934 - December 1934, in the Lamu Archipelago, Tanganyika, Kenya, Uganda, Belgian Congo, Ruanda Urundi, French Equatorial Africa, Cameroons, Nigeria, French West Africa.' The majority of the photographs have been captioned by hand, in a difficult handwriting, and some of the names of peoples and places have not been traced in works of reference. The following...

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62 x 40 mm. The Kinsawai calls the News whilst the Tantohs stand behind him, (The Tantoh look after all the King's affairs and are very important men.)

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40 x 62 mm. As Kola trees are hereditary and represent the wealth of the owner, great trouble is taken to ensure that no thieving occurs, thus fetishes are put on the trees, these will bring sickness to any thief. In olden times thieving was punished by death, though the trial by the spider must have led to many innocent people being falsely sentenced. Old faiths die hard as Mission influence has been here for over thirty years.

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62 x 40 mm. Koupe Mountain at Nyasoso. Juju devil on top called Ekum - very bad Juju if man has witches he consults Ekum but if not strong or healthy he dies.

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60 x 42 mm. Gangs with their 'Head-men' waiting their turn for payment.

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40 x 62 mm A paysheet showing the thumb print against each man's name.

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Showing luggage being prepared by carriers.

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A table of cattle assessment in various districts of the Cameroons, 1939-1940.

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62 x 40 mm. Four of the more refined 'ladies' prefer to stand on the hill where they will hear the voice of the Kinsawai (the man who calls the News) rather than mix with the 'vulgar motley' - the crowd are seen gathering in the distance.

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62 x 40 mm.

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42 x 60 mm.

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62 x 40 mm.

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64 x 91 mm.

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Showing a group of villagers making nets.