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Description
Annotation translation: "A coconut is being smashed open while resting on the head of the youth sitting in the middle. You cannot see the stick which is being used, since it is swung through the air at an immense speed." Annotation: "Zerschlagen einer Kokosnuss auf dem Haupt des in der Mitte sitzenden Jünglings. Den Stock kann man nicht sehen, da er mit ungeheurer Geschwindigkeit in der Luft geschwungen wird." Identity of photographer questionable. Stamped: "Museum der Basler Mission, Basel, Missionsstrasse 21."
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver 9.0 x 12.0 cm.
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