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Note: Publiziert als Nr. 6 im Album 'Achtzig Ansichten von der Goldküste (Westafrika) nach Originalaufnahmen des Missionars Fritz Ramseyer', Neuenburg 1895. - Bildlegende im Album: "Durchschnitt eine Termitennestes. - Der Hauptfeind unserer Gebäude auf der Goldküste sind die Termiten (weisse Ameisen). Von ihren hügelartigen Nestern aus ziehen sie unterirdische Gänge bis in die Häuser, wo sie alles verfressen, was nicht hart genug ist um ihren Zähnen zu widerstehen. All unser Bauholz ist daher von dem Odumbaum, eine Art Eiche, gewonnen." Note translation: Published as no 6 in the album 'Achtzig Ansichten von der Goldküste (Westafrika) nach Originalaufnahmen des Missionars Fritz Ramseyer', Neuchâtel 1895. (RI). - Caption there: "Section of a termite nest. Termites (white ants) are the main enemy of our buildings on the Gold Coast. They make tunnels underground leading from their nest-hills into the houses and there they eat everything which is not hard enough to resist their teeth. As a result we use Odum for building, a sort of oak." - The French version of the album does not mention Odum wood and simply comments "nothing can resist their mandibles." (PJ 07.1998).
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, collodion 15.1 x 11.4 cm.
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