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Title
Musicians play instruments they have made themselves in honour of the missionary
Musikanten spielen zu Ehren des Missionars auf ihren selbstverfertigten Instrumenten
Creator
Leu, Paul (Mr)
Date Created and/or Issued
1927/1930
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
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
Note: " ... Die Musik ist ganz unharmonisch, doch fehlt ihr ein gewisser Rhytmus nicht." (E-30-0,4).
Note translation: " ... the music is full of discords, but has a certain rhythm." (E-30-0,4). - Fulani! (PV. 02.2002).
Stamped: "Museum der Basler Mission, Basel, Missionsstrasse 21."
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
7.9 x 5.7 cm.
Identifier
impa-m29627 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-20186
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m29627
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-20186.jpg
Subject
Artist m
Group
Men's wear
Musical instrument
Musician m
Time Period
1927/1930
Place
Cameroon
Source
E-30.81.032 [Reference number]
Relation
Cameroon. Secular themes. Religion. Mission. 1.*
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
impa-m15099; impa-m17113
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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