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Title
Götze Dikoki (?); Masken und Stäbe zum Losangodienst. Kamerun
The idol Dikoki (?); masks and staffs for Losango worship. Cameroon
Date Created and/or Issued
1886/1914
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
Note translation: The large statue has unfortunately disappeared, but the rest of the objects on display are still part of the Basel Mission ethnographic collection (PV 02.2002).
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
13.8 x 9.5 cm.
Identifier
impa-m29558 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-7259
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m29558
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-7259.jpg
Subject
Dikoki (deity)
Losango (secret society)
Anthropomorphic representation
Deity, representation of
Mask
Objects
Ritual object
Secret society
Statue
Stick
Wood carving
Zoomorphic representation
Indigenous African religions
Time Period
1886/1914
Place
Cameroon
Source
E-30.51.001 [Reference number]
QE-30.004.0012 [Same image reference number]
Relation
Cameroon. Religion, and anthropology miscellaneous. 51 a. Non-christian religion, fetish figures; b. Losango, Lela festival; c. Funeral ceremonies; e. Muslims, Hausas
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
impa-m15099; impa-m17549
impa-m38962
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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