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Title
Funeral. The sacrifical buffalo is tied to the sacrificial stake. Then he is chased around the circle, and stabbed
Totenfest: Der Opferbüffel an d. Opferpfahl angebunden, er wird dann in d. Runde gejagt & gestochen
Creator
Schernus, Martin (Mr)
Date Created and/or Issued
1908/1920
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
All the images (photographic and non-photographic) made available in this collection are the property of the Basel Mission and are managed by mission 21. mission 21 / Basel Mission claim copyright on the images in their possession and require those publishing any of the images--both individuals and organisations--to pay a user's/copyright fee.
Contact the Archives of mission21 at address mentioned or at info@bmpix.org.
info@bmarchives.org
mission21
mission21, Missionsstrasse 21, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland, tel. (+41 61 260 22 42), fax (+4161 260 22 68)
Description
Stamped: "Museum der Basler Mission Basel, Missionsstrasse 21."
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, albumen
12.3 x 17.3 cm.
Identifier
impa-m21564 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-1764
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m21564
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-1764.jpg
Subject
Ancestor worship
Audience
Ceremonial scene
Death ceremony
Flag
Pole
House
Humped cattle
Ladder
Pilework
Pillar
Sacrifice
Textile
Type and material of construction
Wood carving
Animal, representation of
Indigenous Kalimantan religions
Time Period
1908/1920
Place
Kalimantan
Source
B-30.53.020 [Reference number]
Relation
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
South East Borneo. Religion
impa-m15099; impa-m17005
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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