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Title	A Komfo child.
Type of title	translation
Original caption	Ein Komfo-Kind (Erklärung siehe Rückseite).
Description	Annotation translation: "Every child is brought to a traditional priest [literally: a spirit-priest] 8 days after the birth. People ask him what the child will be. The spirit gives his prophecy: storekeeper, farmer, etc. Or he [the pronoun is ambiguous: 'he' could be the priest, or the spirit] decides the child should become the priest of a spirit. If this is the case the child's hair will not be cut. And on days when offerings are made to the spirit, the child makes offerings too."; Annotation: "Jedes Kind wird 8 Tage nach der Geburt einem Geisterpriester gebracht, der angefragt wird, was aus dem Kinde werden soll. Der Geist sagt voraus: 'Storekeeper, Farmer, etc.' Oder er bestimmt, dass das Kind ein Komfo-Geisterpriester werden soll. In diesem Fall werden dem Kind die Haare nicht mehr geschnitten. Am Tag, an welchem dem Geist geopfert wird, opfert auch das Kind."; Note: Die weisse Umrahmung um das Kind ist aufgemalt. (MS 11.1998).; Note translation: The white frame around the child has been painted on (MS 11/98).; Stamped: "Museum der Basler Mission, Basel, Missionsstrasse 21."
Subject (bmpixs)	dedicated child hairstyle necklace priest indigenous African religions portrait child
Geographic subject (country)	Ghana {modern state}
Coverage date	1933/1939
Photographer (bmpixn)	Ringwald, Ernst Walter (Mr)
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1933/1939
Type	images
Format	b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver; 12.8 x 13.2 cm.
Legacy record ID	impa-m26722
Part of collection	International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Part of subcollection	Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
Part of official series	Gold Coast. Secular themes. European civilisation. Trade. Transport. Non-christian religion. Islam. Ritual.
Part of repository	mission 21 / Basel Mission
Reference number	D-30.63.106
Rights	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.
Access conditions	Contact the Archives of mission21 at address mentioned or at info@bmpix.org.
Repository name	mission21
Repository address	mission21, Missionsstrasse 21, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland, tel. (+4161 260 23 09), fax (+4161 260 22 68)
Repository email	info@bmpix.org
Filename	impa-abmpix-7010
Archival file	impa_Volume48/impa-abmpix-7010.tiff

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