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Title
"Der Ochs als Tausendkünstler."
"The ox as one-man-band of the visual arts."
Creator
unknown studio
Date Created and/or Issued
not after 1914-07-31
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: "Tausendkünstler" is difficult to translate into English - it can also mean "Jack of all trades". But the title presumably refers to the performance, hence my translation above (PJ 03.2001).
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, albumen
10.9 x 15.1 cm.
Identifier
impa-m23185 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-2410
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m23185
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-2410.jpg
Subject
Adornment
Audience
Conjuror m
Drum
Hairstyle
Humped cattle
Men's wear
Performance
Saddle cloth
Street scene
Textile
Turban
Place
India
not after 1914-07-31
Source
C-30.63.017 [Reference number]
Relation
India. Religion. Individual religions. 13 a. Liga worship, b. Snake-worship, c. Demon worship, e. Siva worship, f. Vishnu worship, g. worship of Buddha, h. Islam, i. Parsees, k. Jains
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
impa-m15099; impa-m17067
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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