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Title
African medicine man carrying his pharmacy on his head
Schwarzer Medizinmann d. seine Apotheke auf dem Kopfe trägt
Date Created and/or Issued
1925/1955
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
Stamped: "Museum der Basler Mission, Basel, Missionsstrasse 21."
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
8.6 x 5.9 cm.
Identifier
impa-m26715 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-6909
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m26715
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-6909.jpg
Subject
Adornment
Amulet
Headgear
Healer m
Medicine
Men's wear
Portrait m
Religious specialist m
Ritual object
Indigenous African religions
Time Period
1925/1955
Place
Ghana
Source
D-30.63.099 [Reference number]
QD-34.001.0043 [Same image reference number]
Relation
Gold Coast. Secular themes. European civilisation. Trade. Transport. Non-christian religion. Islam. Ritual
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
impa-m15099; impa-m17359
impa-m38773
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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