Ceremony in front of the chief's palace.
Title
Ceremony in front of the chief's palace .
Type of title
translation
Original caption
Spiel vor dem Häuptlingspalast .
Description
Note: "Yu-yu-play, Pidgin." (Mündliche Mitteilung von Ch. Geary, ca. 06.1995).; Note translation: "Known in pidgin as the 'Yu-yu play'." (Oral information from C.M. Geary, 06.1995). - NB here and in the adjacent captions the German word "Spiel" (= literally "game") is difficult to translate, but may well refer to a quasi-military ceremony with music, a usage for "Spiel" which is known in German. (PJ 04.2001). - Event with European presence (see the table in the entrance (PV 02.2002). - NB the version of this key image at QE-32.0065 is of much better quality (PJ 07.2002).
Subject (bmpixs)
architectural art ceremony event festival horse palace pillar porch rider m thatched roof type and material of construction wall decoration zoomorphic representation
Geographic subject
Bamum {traditional state} ; Bamum {people}
Geographic subject (city or populated place)
Foumban {place}
Coverage date
1906/1911
Photographer (bmpixn)
Göhring, Martin (Mr)
Publisher (of the digital version)
University of Southern California . Libraries
Date created
1906/1911
Type
images
Format
b/w positive , paper print , collodion ; 11.5 x 16.6 cm .
Legacy record ID
impa-m28780
Part of collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Part of subcollection
Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
Part of official series
Cameroon . Grasslands . Bamum . 1 . Palace and its organisation , members of staff ; 2 . Palace festivals , 3 . Palace and other royal buildings .
Part of repository
mission 21 / Basel Mission
Reference number
E-30.31.025
Same image reference number
QE-32.009.0065
References
impa-m53547
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 .
Physical access
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 . (+41 61 260 22 42) , fax (+4161 260 22 68)
Repository email
info@bmarchives.org
Filename
impa-abmpix-4640
Archival file
impa_Volume54/impa-abmpix-4640.tiff
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International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
