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Title
3. Njoja in seinem Audienzhof. Unter einer runden, mit reich geschnitzten Balken umgebenen Halle sitzt Njoja. Er ist von einem Pfeife tragenden Jüngling und seinem ganzen Gefolge umgeben. Die Thronsessel sind wertvolle, alte Perlarbeiten
3. Njoja in the courtyard where he holds audience. He is sitting in a round porch surrounded with richly carved pillars. Beside him there is a young man carrying a pipe, and all his retinue. The thrones are precious old bead work
Creator
Basler Mission Trading Company, Duala, Cameroon (publisher / distributor)
Date Created and/or Issued
1912
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: "Vollbehr Art Postcards Cameroon". "Sole Distributors: Basel Mission Trading Company, Duala, Cameroon)."
Annotation: "Vollbehr-Künstlerpostkarten 'Kamerun'. - Alleinvertrieb: Basler Missionshandlung, Duala (Kamerun)."
Note: Vorlage: Aquarell von Ernst Vollbehr.
Note translation: The original was a water-colour by Ernst Vollbehr.
Type
image
Format
print, letterpress halftone, colour (HD)
postcard, 13.8 x 8.9 cm.
Identifier
impa-m39778 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-25844
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m39778
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-25844.jpg
Subject
Basel Mission Trading Company (firm)
Njoya (king)
Anthropomorphic representation
Architectural view
Audience hall
Entourage
King
Painting
Palace
Pillar
Throne
Wood carving
Time Period
1912
Place
Bamum
Douala
Foumban
Source
QE-30.017.0005 [Reference number]
Relation
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
impa-m15099; impa-m17648
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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