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Title
Men singing war song at the coronation celebration, Ramotswa, Botswana, 1937
Date Created and/or Issued
1937-08-25
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
Archiv des Evangelisch-lutherischen Missionswerkes (ELM), Georg-Haccius-Str. 9, 29320, Hermannsburg, Germany
Evangelisches-lutherisches Missionswerk in Niedersachsen (ELM)
Hermannsburg Mission
USC does not control copyright of the images you are interested in using, so you will need to directly contact the institutions who own the materials. For the publication or re-publication of any images originating from the Hermannsburg Mission, written permission must be obtained from: Evangelisch-lutherisches Missionswerk in Niedersachsen (ELM), Georg- Haccius-Str. 9, D-29320 Hermannsburg, Germany; Tel. +49 (0)5052 8785, Fax +4905052 69-222; e-mail: archiv@elm-mission.net; Website: http://www.elm-mission.net. Every image published must be directly accompanied by a credit line beginning 'Evangelisch-lutherisches Missionswerk in Niedersachsen, ...'; together with the reference.
archiv@elm-mission.net
Description
"Krönungsfeier in Ramoutsa. Die Männer zeigen wie sie früher von einem siegreichen Kriegszuge zurück zu kommen pflegten. Sie singen einen Kriegsgesang und […] Die Frauen empfangen die Männer tanzend." ("Coronation celebration in Ramotswa. The men show how they used to come home from a victorious military expedition in the past. They are singing a war song [...]. The women welcome the men dancing.")
Type
image
Format
photographs
photographic prints, 13.5 x 8.4 cm.
Identifier
impa-m67792 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-HMIT-W-001.tif
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m67792
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-HMIT-W-001.jpg
Subject
Festivals
Vocal music
Dancers
Dance
Customs and traditions
General views
Time Period
1937-08-25
Place
Africa
Botswana
Ramotswa
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs of the Hermannsburg Mission, 1888-1958
impa-m59833

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