Laikom

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. "Cameroon: Laikom - the Bedrock of Kom Culture - allAfrica.com". Archived from the original on 2018-01-31.
  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. 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. SHANKLIN, EUGENIA (1985). "The Path to Laikom: Kom Royal Court Architecture". Paideuma. 31: 111–150. JSTOR 23076458 – via JSTOR.
  5. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/320956

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