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Title
Bemalte Plastik am Häuptlingshaus in Katakyikrom
Paintings on the wall of the Chief's house in Katakyikrom
Creator
Ringwald, Ernst Walter (Mr)
Date Created and/or Issued
1933/1939
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
Annotation translation: "Ringwald." - "Paintings on the chief's compound in Katakyikrom (Gyamang). Age - ca. 10-12 years before cocoa began to be produced here. (A hunter stalking an elephant, a bird with a snake, a cocoa-tree and a modern African, a policeman)."
Annotation: "Ringwald." - "Bemalte Plastik am Häuptlingsgehöft in Katakyikrom (Gyamang). Alter ca. 10-12 Jahre ehe Kakao in die Gegend kam. (Ein Jäger, der den Elefanten beschleicht, Vogel mit Schlange. Kakaobaum mit modernem Afrikaner, Polizist."
Stamped: "Museum der Basler Mission, Basel, Missionsstrasse 21."
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
13.1 x 13.0 cm.
Identifier
impa-m26514 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-7005
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m26514
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-7005.jpg
Subject
Bird, representation of
Chief
Cocoa tree
Elephant, representation of
Firearm, representation of
House
Man, representation of
Pattern
Plant, representation of
Policeman
Wall painting
Shingled roof
Time Period
1933/1939
Place
Katakyikrom
Source
D-30.62.030 [Reference number]
Relation
Gold Coast. Secular themes. Social life. Types of people. Crafts. Art
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
impa-m15099; impa-m17520
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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