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Description
Annotation translation: "Entrance to an old non-christian house above Pudjun (Soengai Ringin). Note the worn steps in the massive ironwood trunk. Magical objects by the door, including the very important crocodile's egg, which is supposed to guard against the danger of fire." Annotation: "Eingang eines alten Heidenhauses oberhalb Pudjun (Soengai Ringin). Man beachte die ausgelaufenen Stufen in dem mächtigen Eisenholzstamm, Neben der Türe Zaubermittel, dabei das wichtige Krokodillenei, das gegen Feuergefahr schützen soll." Stamped: "Museum der Basler Mission Basel, Missionsstrasse 21."
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver 12.4 x 9.5 cm.
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