Bornu trumpeters sounding the " frum-frums."
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Title
Bornu trumpeters sounding the " frum-frums."
Collection
Names
Johnston, Harry, 1858-1927 (Author)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1912
Place: London
Publisher: Blackie & Son, Ltd.
Library Location
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc 916.6-J (Johnston, H. Pioneers in West Africa)
Subjects
Africa, West
Horses
Trumpet players
Musical instruments
Borno State (Nigeria)
Genres
Languages
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPGR2792639-B
Barcode: 33433034818702
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b11704347
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e21aa580-c627-012f-dafd-58d385a7bc34
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Date Issued
1912
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Bornu trumpeters sounding the " frum-frums."" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1912. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e21aa580-c627-012f-dafd-58d385a7bc34
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1912). Bornu trumpeters sounding the " frum-frums." Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e21aa580-c627-012f-dafd-58d385a7bc34
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Bornu trumpeters sounding the " frum-frums."" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e21aa580-c627-012f-dafd-58d385a7bc34
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