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Title
Dancing women at the coronation celebration, Ramotswa, Botswana, 1937
Date Created and/or Issued
1937-08-25
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
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Description
"Krönungsfeier in Ramoutsa. Die Frauen tanzen zu Ehren des Königs. Auch die, welche nicht tanzen, klatschen in die Hände, nicht aus Beifall, sondern um den Rhythmus anzuzeigen." ("Coronation celebration in Ramotswa. The women are dancing in honor of the king. Also those, who are not dancing, are clapping their hands, not to applaud, but to indicate the rhythm.")
Type
image
Format
photographs
photographic prints, 14.2 x 8.7 cm.
Identifier
impa-m67805 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-HMIT-W-014.tif
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m67805
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-HMIT-W-014.jpg
Subject
General views
Women
Dancers
Dance
Music
Festivals
Time Period
1937-08-25
Place
Africa
Botswana
Ramotswa

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