Laikom Explained
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
6.25°N 30°W
Notes and References
- Web site: Cameroon: Laikom - the Bedrock of Kom Culture - allAfrica.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180131103149/http://allafrica.com/stories/201801310254.html. 2018-01-31.
- News: Fons' Power Died in Last 20 Years and With It, Much Respect. Sandra Blakeslee Special to The New York. Times. The New York Times. December 14, 1973.
- Book: Vries, Jacqueline de. https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9789004407824/BP000008.xml. The Leopard that Came to Laikom: Michael Timneng in Colonial Cameroon. The Individual in African History. March 17, 2020. 148–169. Brill. 10.1163/9789004407824_007. 9789004407824. 216187245. brill.com.
- The Path to Laikom: Kom Royal Court Architecture. SHANKLIN, EUGENIA. 1985. Paideuma. 31. 111–150. 23076458. JSTOR.
- Web site: View of Laikom . The Metropolitan Museum of Art . 19 September 2011 . 24 November 2023.