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Title	Ndjoya's brother with his wife. Paulo and Christina.
Type of title	translation
Original caption	Ndjoyas Bruder mit seiner Frau. Paulo und Christina.
Description	Note: "Ndjoyas Bruder (Christ) mit seiner Frau, Paulo und Christina. Cf. K 1972 (E-30.30.011) ohne Frau." (E-30-0,4). - Datum der Photographie ca.1914. (Geary 1985: 30). - "Kg Ndj. Bruder Paulo u. Frau Christina. Njoya hat ungefähr 30 Brüder und etwa 40 Schwestern. Als im Jahre 1906 die Missionare in Bamum ihre Arbeit begannen, da war das Christentum tatsächlich wie ein Sauerteig, der überall durchdringt und dessen Spuren man überall begegnen kann, bei Hoch und Niedrig, bei Jung und Alt, bei Sklaven und Freien. 3 Brüder unseres Häuptlings besuchten den Taufunterricht, schickten ihre vielen Frauen weg und liessen sich taufen. Zwei von ihnen fielen leider bald in ihr altes, unordentliches Wesen zurück, aber Paulo hat bis jetzt dem Christentum keine Schande gemacht. Seine 6 Frauen übergab er vor seiner Taufe seiner Mutter und verheiratete sich mit einer jungen Christin. Durch seinen Übertritt machte er sich viele Feinde, aber er trug Spott und Hohn mit bewundernswertem Gleichmut. Er baute sich und seinem Weibchen eine Hütte, ganz in der Nähe der Missionsstation und war bei den Missionaren immer ein gern gesehener Gast." (Wuhrmann, A., 1917. Beschreibung zu den Lichtbildern aus Bamum. E-30-0,6).; Note translation: "Ndjoya's brother (a christian) with his wife, Paulo and Christina. Cf. K 1972 (E-30.30.011) without his wife." (E-30-0,4). - Date of photograph: c.1914 (Geary 1988:30). - K[in]g Ndj[oya s] brother Paulo and his wife Christina. Njoya has about 30 brothers and about 40 sisters. When the missionaries began their work in Bamum in 1906 it really was as if christianity was the yeast which penetrated everywhere and whose traces you can consequently find everywhere, among high and low, young and old, slave and free. Three of our chief s brothers attended baptismal instruction, sent their many wives away and let themselves be baptised. Two of them sadly fell back into their old disorderly way of life, but Paulo has given christianity no cause for shame. He gave his 6 wives to his mother before he was baptised and married a young christian woman. He made many enemies through his conversion but he bore teasing and abuse with admirable patience. He built a hut for himself and his wife very close to the mission station, and was always a welcome guest as far as the missionaries were concerned. (A. Wuhrmann, 1917, Commentaries on Slides from Bamum, E-30-0,6).
Subject (bmpixs)	cap couple men's wear necklace portrait of two, man and woman women's wear
Subject (personal name)	Christina (Mrs); Njoya* (brother); Njoya* (sister-in-law); Paulo (Mr)
Geographic subject	Bamum {traditional state}; Bamum {people}
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Foumban {place}
Coverage date	1911/1915
Photographer (bmpixn)	Wuhrmann, Anna (Ms)
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1911/1915
Type	images
Format	b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver; oval, 9.2 x 6.5 cm.
Legacy record ID	impa-m28693
Part of collection	International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Part of subcollection	Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
Part of official series	Cameroon. Grasslands. Bamum. 1. Brothers and sons of the King. 2. Sisters and daughters of the King. 3. Ngutane, Njoya's oldest daughter, 4. Wives of the King.
Part of repository	mission 21 / Basel Mission
Reference number	E-30.30.011
Same image reference number	QE-30.006.0108
References	impa-m39099
Rights	All the images (photographic and non-photographic) made available in this collection are the property of the Basel Mission and are managed by mission 21. mission 21 / Basel Mission claim copyright on the images in their possession and require those publishing any of the images -- both individuals and organisations -- to pay a user's/copyright fee.
Access conditions	Contact the Archives of mission21 at address mentioned or at info@bmpix.org.
Repository name	mission21
Repository address	mission21, Missionsstrasse 21, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland, tel. (+4161 260 23 09), fax (+4161 260 22 68)
Repository email	info@bmpix.org
Filename	impa-abmpix-4624
Archival file	impa_Volume54/impa-abmpix-4624.tiff

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