Laikom

Laikom

Laikom

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Laikom is the capital of the Kom people in Cameroon. It is in Laikom province. It is home to the Kom royalty.[1][2][3]

The Frobenius Institute published a study of the royal court architecture.[4]

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City contains a photograph of Laikom taken by Paul Gebauer in 1940.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Cameroon: Laikom - the Bedrock of Kom Culture - allAfrica.com". Archived from the original on 2018-01-31.
  2. [2]
    Times, Sandra Blakeslee Special to The New York (December 14, 1973). "Fons' Power Died in Last 20 Years and With It, Much Respect". The New York Times.
  3. [3]
    Vries, Jacqueline de (March 17, 2020). "The Leopard that Came to Laikom: Michael Timneng in Colonial Cameroon". The Individual in African History. Brill. pp. 148–169. doi:10.1163/9789004407824_007. ISBN 9789004407824. S2CID 216187245 – via brill.com.
  4. [4]
    SHANKLIN, EUGENIA (1985). "The Path to Laikom: Kom Royal Court Architecture". Paideuma. 31: 111–150. JSTOR 23076458 – via JSTOR.
  5. [5]
    "View of Laikom". The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2023.

6°15′N 10°20′E


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