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Title
King-Kang festival, the check-patterned clothes are made of bark. Bamum
King-Kang-Tanz, karierte Kleider sind aus Baumrinde. Bamum
Creator
Schwarz, Eugen (Mr)
Date Created and/or Issued
1907/1911
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)
Description
Annotation translation: "In their hands they are holding human skulls."
Annotation: "In den Händen halten sie Menschenschädel."
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
10.3 x 15.9 cm.
Identifier
impa-m28772 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-4636
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m28772
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-4636.jpg
Subject
King-Kang (dance)
Bark
Bark cloth
Costume
Dancer m
Festival
Group
Headgear
Time Period
1907/1911
Place
Bamum
Foumban
Source
E-30.31.017 [Reference number]
Relation
Cameroon. Grasslands. Bamum. 1. Palace and its organisation, members of staff; 2. Palace festivals, 3. Palace and other royal buildings
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
impa-m15099; impa-m17105
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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