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Title
Nkindi drum, in Cameroon
Creator
Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued
1930/1950
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
102 boulevard Arago - 75014 Paris, France
Défap - Service protestant de mission (Département évangélique français d’action apostolique)
http://www.defap-bibliotheque.fr/index.php?id=266
http://www.defap.fr/contact.php
Description
A Nkindi drum. The missionaries looked upon this object as a pagan idol.
Type
image
Format
photographic prints, 9.5x13.8 cm
photographs
Identifier
impa-m76755 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-DEFAP_CMPFGB-FB210_2
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m76755
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-DEFAP_CMPFGB-FB210_2.jpg
Subject
Musical instruments
Sculpture
African art
Time Period
1930/1950
Place
Bamum (Cameroon)
Cameroon
Source
SMEP/CM.P.FGB-FB210 [File]

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