Punu people

[1] Claude Hélène Perrot said that before the publication of the work of these two authors (Magang-Ma-Mbuju and Mbumb Bwass), many studies devoted to the Jagas had shown that this warrior group was of diverse origins, B.M.

[5] Newspaper adverts, seeking the capture and return of enslaved runaways, known as 'Freedom Seekers',[6] have uncovered a young, female member of the Punu community living and working in East London in the early 1700s.

[7] Her intricate scarification marks, described as diamonds on her forehead and temples are those portrayed on the Mukudj, female ancestor masks of the Punu community in Gabon.

[9] The girl, aged about 16, resided with Captain Henry Lumley and his household at number 18 Prescott street, Goodman Fields, Aldgate.

On the night of Thursday 14th January 1706, taking advantage of the Captain's absence, she escaped her captivity, and was still free when the advert was printed three days later.