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Title
Witch doctor, Mitsinjo, Mikoboke, Madagascar, 1936
Creator
Fagereng, Edvin
Date Created and/or Issued
1936
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
Misjonsmarka 12, NO-4024 Stavanger, Norway
Mission and Diakonia Archives, VID Specialized University
USC does not control copyright for these images. For usage permission, contact Mission and Diakonia Archives, VID Specialized University. Information is available at https://www.vid.no/en/historical-archive/ .
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Description
"Le devin en pleine activité, à Mitsinjo. A gauche, l'oncle du rois, chargé de garder les traditions orales de la tribu" ("Witch doctor quite active in Mitsinjo. To the left is the king's uncle whom is eager to learn on the oral traditions of the tribe"). This picture is taken on trip to Mikoboke 1936. The house is made of rush.
Type
image
Format
photographic prints, 9.5 x 8 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m7624 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-NMS-A155-1923
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m7624
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-NMS-A155-1923.jpg
Subject
Witchcraft
Houses
Group portraits
Rush
Time Period
1936
Place
Africa
Madagascar
Source
NMS/Photo/A155Ma/1923 [File]
Relation
A155Ma by Fagereng, Edvin Kristian Herbert, 1898-1993
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Mission and Diakonia Archives, VID Specialized University
Photographs of the Mission and Diakonia Archives, VID Specialized University, Stavanger, Norway, ca.1870-1950
impa-m559

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