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Title
Kumbei or tomb of a Moslem saint named Mu, Gansu, China, 1936
Creator
Pickens, Claude L
Date Created and/or Issued
1936
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
Divinity.Library@yale.edu
Yale University Divinity School Library, 409 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511
Yale University. Divinity School. Day Missions Library
http://web.library.yale.edu/divinity/copyright-and-permissions
Description
The Kumbei or tomb of a Moslem Saint named Mu. This very interesting sight in a grove of evergreens overlooks the Pingliang valley in East Kansu. The city lies between the grave and the hills to the north. This man is one of the early founders of the Djahariah order in China.
Type
image
Format
photographic prints, 8 x 11.5 cm.
photographs
Identifier
impa-m2986 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-YDS-RG008-333-0001-0018
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m2986
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-YDS-RG008-333-0001-0018.jpg
Subject
Moslems
Islam
Exterior views
Time Period
1936
Place
China
Kansu
Source
YDS/RG008/333/0001/0018 [File]

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