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FIG. 6 (above):
Helene Oldenburg,
Njoya and Rudolf
Oldenburg, 1907–1913.
Lantern slide, 8.5 x 10 cm.
Basel Mission Archive, inv.
E-30.29.048.
King Njoya sits on his new twofi
gured throne, a reproduction of his
father’s throne, which he had given
to the German emperor as a token
of his loyalty. Rudolf Oldenburg
breaches rules of Bamum etiquette
by sitting on a royal chair and
placing a foot on Njoya’s throne.
FIG. 7 (right):
Rudolf or Helene
Oldenburg,
Häuptling Njoja (Chief
Njoya), 1907–1913.
Silver gelatin print, 17 x 11.5 cm.
Weltmuseum Wien, Fotosammlung,
inv. VF 17426.
King Njoya is depicted drinking,
surrounded by his children. That this
is a posed picture is demonstrated by
the fact that it was forbidden to look
at the king while he was drinking.
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