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Title
Melkote: Priest spinning the sacred thread
Creator
Krauss, Eugen August (Mr)
Date Created and/or Issued
1935/1939
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
Note: Kalenderblatt [?], oberer Blattrand perforiert
Gesamtformat:: 20.2 x 17.4 cm.
Note translation: Page from a calendar? At any rate one edge of the page has been perforated. Page format: 20.2x17.4 cm.
Type
image
Format
print, letterpress halftone (HD)
16.5 x 13.6 cm.
Identifier
impa-m34731 [Legacy record ID]
impa-abmpix-11507
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m34731
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/impa-abmpix-11507.jpg
Subject
Body painting
Caste
Hinduism
Insignia of rank
Men's wear
Portrait of two m
Priest m
Spindle
Spinner m
Textile pattern
Time Period
1935/1939
Place
Brahman (caste)
Melkote
Source
QC-30.021.0024 [Reference number]
Relation
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
India. Photos of temples, and group portraits. Pastor Witschi's visit to Hubli 1957. Missionaries' Conference Mangalore 1932, Sunday school Nettur, 23.10.1932
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
impa-m15099; impa-m17826
mission 21 / Basel Mission

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