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62 x 40 mm. Two of the Juju figures standing in the clearing in front of the Chief's gateway at Bafut. They have an array of bead covered long necked calabashes in front of them as well as a bead covered stool, a cheap glass decanter and some Toby jugs all placed upon a very beautifully worked Bikom cloth in blue and white.

Scope and Contents 62 x 40 mm. A close up of the group, showing the beautifully worked Bikom cloth with its marvellously intricate pattern. The carved stool from Babanki Tungo but covered with small beads. Two long necked native calabashes, two decanters and Toby jugs from Brum, some pottery and two more long necked calabashes worked in native designs with small coloured beads. The male juju figure in skirt of beads holds a drinking horn in the right hand whilst the female holds a calabash in the left hand....

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40 x 62 mm. A close-up of the two Juju figures showing the man nearest the camera with his head covered by a rayed cap with tied crown band and fillet. The woman with cowrie shells on the head to indicate she has conceived, and waist band for fertility for the women of the tribe. Both figures are of carved wood with a complete covering of small tubular black beads attached with some sort of native glue and in a most regular manner as not a piece of the wood was seen.

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62 x 40 mm. The village is surrounded by small forests and this is a glimpse of the Bafut Juju house in the village square as you enter past the Chief's compound.

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63 x 82 mm. neg. and contact print.

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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.

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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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84 x 57 mm. Manjong House at N’kor where I lived. Carvings coloured with crude native paint, red, black and white. Bamboo walls are typical pattern.

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60 x 69 mm. neg and 84 x 114 mm. contact print.

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62 x 40 mm. A heated discussion at the Market over the price of an anene, one-tenth of a penny: The beautiful baskets are seen scattered about with their various patterns.

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56 x 85 mm. contact print and 78 x 111 mm. print.

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56 x 85 mm. contact print and 78 x 111 mm. print.

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56 x 85 mm. contact print and 78 x 111 mm. print.

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56 x 85 mm. contact print and 78 x 111 mm. print.

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56 x 85 mm. contact print and 78 x 111 mm. print.

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56 x 84 mm. neg and 84 x 112 mm. print. Hairdressing and other adornments of the little Mbem ladies.

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56 x 84 mm. neg. and 79 x 111 mm. contact print. 'A primitive "Jew's Harp" used by the Mbems, it consists of a string of fibre stretched tight between a bent bamboo and tapped with a stick whilst the teeth control the note'.

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62 x 40 mm. The guests all assembled drinking in front of the bride's house, the pot of Mimbo supplied by the groom is in the centre.

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62 x 40 mm. One of the bride's maids sits pleating herself a head band beside the corn bin. The assembled guests can be seen in the background.

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62 x 40 mm. A group of brides wash and cover themselves with cam wood till their bodies are a dull red colour, in a nearby stream.

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62 x 40 mm. More guests arrive, many from far off parts, to drink and eat. The bride is in the but that forms the background. Her bridesmaids are 'dressing' her up for the wedding with all the finery they can collect, everyone gives her a bangle or an earring or some small decoration.

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40 x 62 mm. neg and 79 x 111 mm. contact print. One of the bridesmaids with her chaplet and cord necklace from which dangles a halfpenny as an ornament. Cartiers of Bond Street would not survive long in Mbem Area.

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40 x 62 mm. neg and 79 x 111 mm. contact print. Another bridesmaid proudly poses for her picture to show off her nose button, string necklaces and pleated jiggedars.

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35mm neg. Bridesmaids washing and applying the red cam wood to their bodies.

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35mm neg. Bridesmaids washing and applying the red cam wood to their bodies.