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Annotation translation: "At the funeral of the Queen Mother." Annotation: "Bei d. Totenfeier d. Kgin Mutter." Note: "Die Königin Mutter Njapandunke starb 1913." (Ch. M. Geary, Ndam Njoya 1985:83). - "Hier tanzt eine Gruppe aus dem Häuptlingstum Babessi den Tanz samba." (AP) - Cf. QE-30.010.0369, vermutlich dieselbe Szene. (RI). - "Fremde Tänzer mit Masken i. Fumban. Bis weit über die Grenzen des Bamumlandes drang die Kunde vom Tode der gefürchteten Frau. Auswärtige Häuptlinge sandten ihre Boten, die Njoya ihr Beileid aussprechen mussten [letzter Satz unterstrichen]. Gewöhnlich bestanden diese Abordnungen aus einer ganzen Anzahl kräftiger Männer, die, mit kostbaren Tanzmasken bekleidet, durch wildes Tanzen ihr Beileid ausdrückten. Die Gesandten fremder Majestäten machten ihre Sache recht 'gründlich' sie blieben ungefähr 14 Tage in Fumban, liessen sich in jeder Weise wohl sein und zogen, nachdem sie ihre Teilnahme so ausgiebig bekundet hatten, reichbeschenkt wieder ab. Unter den königlichen Geschenken für die 'teilnehmenden' Kollegen waren Pferde und junge Mädchen die kostbarsten Gaben, aber die Töchter taten einem von Herzen leid, die so vom Heimatboden losgerissen, in fremde Erde und andere Verhältnisse verpflanzt wurden." (Wuhrmann, A., 1917. Beschreibung zu den Lichtbildern aus Bamum. E-30-0,6). Note translation: "Queen Mother Njapandunke died 1913." (C.M. Geary, Ndam Njoya 1985:83). - "A group from the chiefdom of Babessi is dancing the samba here." (AP). - Cf. QE-30.010.0369, photograph probably taken on the same occasion. (RI). - Foreign dancers with masks in Fumban. The news of the death of that much-feared woman [Njapndunke] spread far beyond the boundaries of Bamum. Chiefs from outside Bamum sent their ambassadors, to offer condolences to Njoya. These embassies were usually composed of a large number of powerfully-built men who, clothed in precious dance-masks, expressed their sympathy by carrying out wild dances. The ambassadors of these foreign majesties carried out their task very thoroughly. They stayd approximately 14 days in Fumban, allowed themselves to be well hosted, and returned home, after having made their presence so evident, well-laden with gifts. The most valuable royal gifts for colleagues who had expressed their sympathy were horses and young girls, but one was very grieved for the daughters who were being torn away from their homeland to be replanted in foreign soil and other situations. - The foreigners are, in this case, clearly to be identified as Bamileke, with their elephant masks made of cloth and covered with beads (PV 02.2001).
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b/w positive, paper print, collodion 8.1 x 11.2 cm.
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