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Title
Christian bibles in the Lomwe language, Mihecani, Mozambique, ca.1930
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1930
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
For commercial reproduction please contact the National Library of Scotland by referring to http://www.nls.uk/copyright . For access to the originals please e-mail manuscripts@nls.uk
National Library of Scotland
National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW, Scotland, UK
The National Library of Scotland license the use of this content under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 UK: Scotland License.
manuscripts@nls.uk
Description
"The New Testament & Psalms in LOMWE". Exterior view looking in to a veranda where four indigenous and one European man are looking at Christian bibles published in the Elomwe language. The Lomwe people are the forth largest group in Mozambique and mainly found in the Zambezia province. In Malawi they are mainly found in the Phalombe district to the Southeast of the country. ❧ Mihecani station was established in the Alto Molocue district of Lomweland, Portuguese East Africa [Mozambique], in 1913, and was situated near the Namuli Mountain. It was known as the children’s mission because it was financially supported by the Sunday Schools of Scotland. ❧ From a Photograph Album of the Blantyre Mission, Nyasaland [Malawi] and the Mihecani Mission, Portuguese East Africa [Mozambique].
Type
image
Format
Photographic prints, 10.7 x 8.3 cm.
Identifier
impa-a-nls-75658307-1.tif
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-79865
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-a-nls-75658307-1.jpg
Subject
Bible
Publishing
Translations
Time Period
circa 1930
Place
Africa
Mozambique
Zambézia
Source
Acc.7548/F/27 [Reference number]
NLS DOD ID: 75658305 [File]
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs from Scottish Missions, the National Library of Scotland
Photographs from mission fields, Nyasaland
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