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Title
A woman dancer from Banjangi land. (1926)
Tänzerin aus d. Banjangiland. (1926)
Creator
Wunderli, Eduard (Mr)
Date Created and/or Issued
1926
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
Annotation translation: "Mbogondem, Secret Society of the women in the Keaga district."
Annotation: "Mbogondem, Geheimkult der Frauen im Keaga-Raum."
Note translation: The region is probably better spelled "Keaka". Note the huge snail shells! (PV. 04.2002).
Stamped: "Museum der Basler Mission, Basel, Missionsstrasse 21."
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
11.1 x 8.0 cm.
Identifier
impa-m30927 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-21177
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m30927
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-21177.jpg
Subject
Mbogondem (secret society)
Adornment
Body painting
Dancer f
Headgear
Portrait f
Ritual
Secret society member f
Shell
Snail
Time Period
1926
Place
Banyang
Keaga
Source
E-30.89.129 [Reference number]
QE-32.101.0007 [Same image reference number]
Relation
Cameroon. People. Religion. 8b
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
impa-m15099; impa-m17137
impa-m55279
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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