Title	King's daughter Lydia Ndamboked.
Type of title	translation
Original caption	Königs-Tochter Lydia Ndamboked.
Description	Note: " ... von der Seite ..." (E-30-0,4). - "Königstochter Lydia Ndamboked Brustbild v.d. Seite. Jünger als Manuore ist Ndambonked [sic!] (z. deutsch 'das schöne Haus') diese junge Prinzessin ist sich ihres Standes sehr bewusst, trägt das Köpfchen hübsch hoch, richtet sich stramm empor und weiss, bei festlichen Anlässen sich recht 'königlich' zu schmücken. Prächtig ist die zweiteilige Frisur geraten, satt glänzen im krausen Haar die Öltröpfchen, die wie Perlen sich in den kleinen Haarringeln verfangen. Am schlanken Hals klirren lustig einige grosse Silbermünzen, die an Prägung und Aufschrift als recht ehrwürdige 'Maria-Theresien-Thaler' erkenntlich sind, und im Fremden die Frage aufsteigen lassen, wie die alte Münze wohl sich ins Grasland von Kamerun verirrt haben mag?" (Wuhrmann, A., 1917. Beschreibung zu den Lichtbildern aus Bamum. E-30-0,6).; Note translation: " ... seen in profile..." (E-30-0,4). - The King s daughter Lydia Nodamboked, head and shoulders taken from the side. Ndamboken (lit: Beautiful House ) is younger than Manuore. This young princess is very conscious of her high rank, carries her head high, adopts an erect posture, and knows how to decorate herself in a quite royal way for the festivals which are celebrated here. Her two-part hair arrangement is magnificent. The beads of oil sparkle in the curly hair, caught like pearls in the little rings of hair. Great silver coins jingle on her slim neck. You can see from their image and superscription that they are Maria Theresa Thalers. The question comes up in the minds of us foreigners how these old coins found their way into the Cameroonina Grassfields (A. Wuhrmann, 1917, Commentaries to Slides from Bamum, E-30-0,6. K 351).
Subject (bmpixs)	hairstyle headgear necklace portrait f princess women's wear
Subject (personal name)	Ndamboked, Lydia (princess); Njoya* (daughter)
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; 11.5 x 8.5 cm.
Legacy record ID	impa-m28726
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-30.30.044
Same image reference number	QE-30.006.0167
References	impa-m39158
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-4627
Archival file	impa_Volume54/impa-abmpix-4627.tiff

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