Bamum Scripts and Archives Project

$56K USD

Funder	Department of State
Recipient Organization	U.S. Government - Department of State
Country	Cameroon
Start Date	Jun 24, 2005
End Date	May 05, 2010
Duration	1,776 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`76938-48`

Grant Description

To support the preservation and inventory of an important collection of manuscripts written in indigenous scripts from sub-Saharan Africa. This collection is virtually without equal anywhere in the region.

It is urgent to provide climate controlled space and archival supplies for deteriorating manuscripts, including some written on banana leaves.