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"A chinese house for souls, which is set up after a death in the hall of the house. Every day offerings are made here. A table with the names of the deceased is inside

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Title: "A chinese house for souls, which is set up after a death in the hall of the house. Every day offerings are made here. A table with the names of the deceased is inside
Chinesisches Seelenhaus das nach dem Tod in der Halle des Hauses aufgestellt wird & vor dem man jeden Tag opfert. Innen ist die Namentafel des Verstorbenen
Creator: Maisch, Wilhelm Friedrich (Mr)
Date Created and/or Issued: 1904/1920
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)
Type: image
Format: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
11.3 x 8.3 cm.
Identifier: impa-m20005 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-8975
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m20005
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-8975.jpg
Subject: Ancestor worship
Confucianism
House
Incense
Interior
Model
Sacrifice
Table
Tablet
Time Period: 1904/1920
Place: China
Source: A-30.57.024 [Reference number]
Relation: China, Religion. Ancestor veneration. 7.a. Funeral processions, coffins, jars for gold, c. Graves, d. Halls for the ancestors, houses for souls
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
impa-m15099; impa-m17061
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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