A bound notebook of prints picturing a model of the royal palace at Babanki Tungo, West Cameroon. The accompanying caption on the inside of the first image reads, "The model represented in this photographic album is the royal palace at Babanki Tungo, West Cameroon. It was carved by Robert Toh, the royal craver, during 1954-55. The brass figurines were sculpted by Umaru Njasi, a brass-caster from Bamum. The photographs are by Evan G. Schneider and were taken in Southeastern Ohio. Mr. Schneider is also responsible for the printing. Gilbert D. Schneider Athens, Ohio - - 1968." The palace and figurines were also donated in 1979 to the Museum of African Art, now the National Museum of African Art (accession no. 79-1-1).

Custodial History note

Donated by Gilbert Schneider, 1979. Copyright obtained from Evan Schneider in 2018.

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Conditions Governing Use note

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Preferred Citation

Evan Schneider Photographs, EEPA 2019-003, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.