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Title
Mourning and wake for a chief, Ethiopia
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
Archiv des Evangelisch-lutherischen Missionswerkes (ELM), Georg-Haccius-Str. 9, 29320, Hermannsburg, Germany
Evangelisches-lutherisches Missionswerk in Niedersachsen (ELM)
Hermannsburg Mission
USC does not control copyright of the images you are interested in using, so you will need to directly contact the institutions who own the materials. For the publication or re-publication of any images originating from the Hermannsburg Mission, written permission must be obtained from: Evangelisch-lutherisches Missionswerk in Niedersachsen (ELM), Georg- Haccius-Str. 9, D-29320 Hermannsburg, Germany; Tel. +49 (0)5052 8785, Fax +4905052 69-222; e-mail: archiv@elm-mission.net; Website: http://www.elm-mission.net. Every image published must be directly accompanied by a credit line beginning 'Evangelisch-lutherisches Missionswerk in Niedersachsen, ...'; together with the reference.
archiv@elm-mission.net
Description
"Rechts unter dem Zelt das Grab, vorn unter dem Zelt sitzt der Vater mit dem Priester. Die Leute sind Freunde, die laut weinen und klagen müssen. Hinten unter den kl[einen] Grasdächern sind auch Gräber." ("To the right under the tent the grave, in front under the tent is sitting the father with the priest. The people are friends, who have to cry and weep loudly. Behind under the l[ittle] grass roofes are also graves.") Photograph of a seated group of people, some are standing. Two tents and three thatched canopies are visible.
Type
image
Format
photographic prints, 11.8 x 8.8 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m59879 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-ELM-AE-594.tif
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m59879
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-ELM-AE-594.jpg
Subject
Death
Rites
Customs and traditions
Clergy
Group portraits
Place
Africa
Ethiopia
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs of the Hermannsburg Mission, 1888-1958
impa-m59833
two copies exist

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