Chinese funeral in Kowloon. Photograph by Rev. Weickum, Fopin. The coffin is carried down out of the house on a scaffolding specially built for the occasion, so that the spirit of the deceased cannot find its way back. In this photograph the mourners are coming down the staircase Chinesische Beerdigung in Kowloon. Aufgenommen von Miss. Weickum, Fopin. Der Sarg wird ausserhalb des Hauses über ein extra erbautes Gerüst heruntergetragen, damit d. Geist des Verstorbenen den Weg nacher nicht zurückfindet. Eben kommen die Trauerleute herunter
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Annotation translation: "Chinese funeral in Kowloon, photograph by Rev. Weickum, Fopin." Annotation: "Chinesische Beerdigung in Kowloon. Aufgenommen von Miss. Weickum, Fopin."
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b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver 8.1 x 5.9 cm.
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