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Title
Tomb of a hero or a chief, Ethiopia, 1929
Creator
Bahlburg, Hermann
Date Created and/or Issued
1929-05-20
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
Archiv des Evangelisch-lutherischen Missionswerkes (ELM), Georg-Haccius-Str. 9, 29320, Hermannsburg, Germany
Evangelisches-lutherisches Missionswerk in Niedersachsen (ELM)
Hermannsburg Mission
USC does not control copyright of the images you are interested in using, so you will need to directly contact the institutions who own the materials. For the publication or re-publication of any images originating from the Hermannsburg Mission, written permission must be obtained from: Evangelisch-lutherisches Missionswerk in Niedersachsen (ELM), Georg- Haccius-Str. 9, D-29320 Hermannsburg, Germany; Tel. +49 (0)5052 8785, Fax +4905052 69-222; e-mail: archiv@elm-mission.net; Website: http://www.elm-mission.net. Every image published must be directly accompanied by a credit line beginning 'Evangelisch-lutherisches Missionswerk in Niedersachsen, ...'; together with the reference.
archiv@elm-mission.net
Description
Photograph of a burial site. A fence made of twigs and cornstalks, behind it a heap of stones is visible, on top of it on sticking out twigs maybe the skull of a buffalo. The place is located near the camp at Bedele.
Type
image
Format
photographic prints, 13.9 x 8.8 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m59469 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-ELM-AE-116.tif
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m59469
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-ELM-AE-116.jpg
Subject
General views
Sacred sites
Death
Time Period
1929-05-20
Place
Africa
Ethiopia
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs of the Hermannsburg Mission, 1888-1958
impa-m59833
two copies exist

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