numerous fragments and single-page items
Mali
19th Century
Source: The Meanings of Timbuktu, pp. 325-344.
Recipe Details
Evidence
"It contains numerous fragments and single-page items and a large, valuable body of correspondence."
Remarks
The Ségou collection, seized in 1890, comprises a 'working library' from the ruler Ahmadu Seku, containing disparate paper items including fragments and significant correspondence (p. 325). The Timbuktu-based Cedrab collection provides manuscript preservation facilities described as 'unparalleled across the Sahel' (p. 326).
Scientific Analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper Typenumerous fragments and single-page items
RegionMali
Approx. Year1850
Source Information
AuthorThe Meanings of Timbuktu, pp. 325-344.
Collectionlibrary of Ahmadu Seku
Language
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