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Title: Mission band, Malawi, ca.1888-1929
Date Created and/or Issued: circa 1888/1929
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: For commercial reproduction please contact the National Library of Scotland by referring to http://www.nls.uk/copyright . For access to the originals please e-mail manuscripts@nls.uk
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Description: "Evangelistic services on Lower River". "Nyasaland[Malawi]". Photograph of the mission band playing various wind instruments in front of a large crowd. The band consists of all boys and the instruments that they play are very long pipes with curved ends, probably animal horns. ❧ This image belongs to an album of photographs collected by Dr. Stevenson and includes images from India, China and Africa.
Type: image
Format: Photographic prints, 13.8 x 8.8 cm.
Identifier: impa-a-nls-75640886-1.tif
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-78682
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-a-nls-75640886-1.jpg
Subject: Crowds
Ceremonies
Musical instruments
Time Period: circa 1888/1929
Place: Africa
Malawi
Source: Acc.7548/F/4 [Reference number]
NLS DOD ID: 75640884 [File]
Relation: International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs from Scottish Missions, the National Library of Scotland
Photographs from various mission fields collected by Dr. Stevenson
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