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Title
Königin-Mutter in Bamum
The Queen-Mother in Bamum
Creator
Lutz, Friedrich (Mr)
Date Created and/or Issued
1905-11-01/1905-11-30
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: " ... in front of the old palace in Fumban."
Annotation: " ... vor dem alten Palast in Fumban."
Note: "Nach Ster. Pl. von Lutz." (E-30.04). - Vorsicht, der Miss. Lutz-Langbein war 1896-1914 ebenfalls in Kamerun. - See the note to E-30.29.069 taken on the same occasion. The framed photograph over the entrance is more easily visible here (PV 02.2002).
Note translation: "After a stereo plate from Lutz." (E-30-0,4). - NB the missionary Lutz-Langbein was in Cameroon from 1896 to 1914.
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
11.0 x 7.5 cm.
Identifier
impa-m28676 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-4270
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m28676
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-4270.jpg
Subject
Njapndunke (queen mother)
Njoya* (mother)
Anthropomorphic representation
Chair
Drum
Entourage
Insignia of rank
Palace
Palm rib
Pipe
Queen mother
Throne
Umbrella
Wood carving
Time Period
1905-11-01/1905-11-30
Place
Bamum
Foumban
Source
E-30.29.071 [Reference number]
QE-32.016.0014 [Same image reference number]
Relation
Cameroon. Grasslands. Bamum. 1. Christian congregation, 2. Mission, 3. Members of the mission with King Njoya and Queen Mother Njapndunke, 4. King Njoya (portraits of him alone and with other people) 5. Queen Mother Njapndunke
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
impa-m15099; impa-m17104
impa-m53897
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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