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Title
Behind the curtain the empty place for the town deity, in front the table where he used to stand, in the foreground urns for incense
Hinter dem Vorhang die leere Stätte des Stadtgottes, davor die Tafel mit dem einstweiligen Sitz des Stadtgottes u. im Vordergrund die Räucherurnen
Creator
Ruff, Ernst Erich (Mr)
Date Created and/or Issued
1913/1924
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
5.8 x 8.1 cm.
Identifier
impa-m20848 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-7612
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m20848
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-7612.jpg
Subject
Curtain
Incense
Interior
Metalwork
Pot
Tablet
Temple
Town
Vase
Deity
Time Period
1913/1924
Place
China
Source
A-30.82.050 [Reference number]
Relation
China. II Religion. A) temple, arches of honour, deities, festivals, diviners and magicians. B) ancestor veneration
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
impa-m15099; impa-m17084
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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