1. Chief Njoja of Bamum, the most intelligent sovereign in the interior of Cameroon. He is the 14th of his dynasty and rules the 60-80'000 Bamum people autocratically, with only three elders and the chief's mother to advise him 1. Häuptling Njoja von Bamum, der intelligenteste Herrscher im Hinterland von Kamerun. Er herrscht als 14. seiner Dynastie autokratisch, nur von drei Grossen und der Häuptlingsmutter beraten, über das ca. 60-80'000 Köpfe zählende Bamumvolk
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Annotation translation: "Njoya put 4,000 warriors at our disposal, but we could not take them, because our supplies were not adequate." - "Vollbehr Art Postcards Cameroon." - "Sole supplier: Basel Mission Trading Company, Duala, Cameroon." Annotation: "Njoja stellte uns 4000 Krieger zur Verfügung, die wir aber nicht nehmen konnten, da unsere Verpflegung zu knapp war." - "Vollbehr-Künstlerpostkarten 'Kamerun'." - "Alleinvertrieb: Basler Missionshandlung, Duala (Kamerun)." Note: Vorlage: Aquarell von Ernst Vollbehr. Note translation: The original was a water-colour by Ernst Vollbehr.
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image
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print, letterpress halftone, colour (HD) postcard, 13.8 x 8.8 cm.
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