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Title
Foreign dancers with drums in Fumban
Fremde Tänzer mit Trommeln in Fumban
Creator
Wuhrmann, Anna (Ms)
Date Created and/or Issued
1913
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: "At the funeral of the Queen Mother."
Annotation: "B.d. Toten-Feier d. Königin Mutter."
Note: "Die Königin Mutter Njapandunke starb 1913." (Ch. M. Geary/ Ndam Njoya 1985:83). - Peter Valentin remarks to this picture: note two of the drums are "male" drums, and one "female" - the sexual symbolism is quite clear here. Judging by the clothing I suggest that the dancers have come from the Western grassfields (PV 02.2002).
Note translation: "Queen Mother Njapandunke died in 1913." (C.M. Geary/Ndam Njoya 1985:83).
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
8.1 x 11.2 cm.
Identifier
impa-m28680 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-3808
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m28680
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-3808.jpg
Subject
Njapndunke (queen mother)
Njoya* (mother)
Dancer m
Death ceremony
Drum
Group
Headgear
Insignia of rank
Men's wear
Musician m
Necklace
Queen mother
Stick
Textile pattern
Wall decoration
Time Period
1913
Place
Bamum
Foumban
Source
E-30.29.075 [Reference number]
QE-30.006.0073 [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-m39064
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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