Village street in Djale, 1928. In the foreground: a container for the harvest. The opening is above. You have to climb up to the opening with a ladder. Such containers are built to defeat the rats, who cannot climb over the rim. If the village catches fire the container protects its contents.

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Title	Village street in Djale, 1928. In the foreground: a container for the harvest. The opening is above. You have to climb up to the opening with a ladder. Such containers are built to defeat the rats, who cannot climb over the rim. If the village catches fire the container protects its contents.
Type of title	translation
Original caption	Dorfstrasse i. Djale (1928). Im Vordergrund ein Behälter für Feldfrüchte. Die Öffnung ist oben, man steigt mit einer Leiter hinauf. Diese Behälter werden gebaut wegen der Ratten, die über die obere Ausbuchtung nicht hinauskönnen. Im Fall eines Dorfbrandes bleiben die Früchte unversehrt.
Description	Note translation: Granary for millet. (PV 02.2002).; Stamped: "Museum der Basler Mission, Basel, Missionsstrasse 21."
Subject (bmpixs)	adobe roundhouse storehouse thatched roof village view
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Djale {place}
Coverage date	1928
Photographer (bmpixn)	Wunderli, Eduard (Mr)
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1928
Type	images
Format	b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver; 11.8 x 8.9 cm.
Legacy record ID	impa-m29670
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. Secular themes, religion, mission. 2 c. Wunderli, church in Bamedig.
Part of repository	mission 21 / Basel Mission
Reference number	E-30.82.021
Same image reference number	QE-32.101.0028
References	impa-m55300
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-21054
Archival file	impa_Volume61/impa-abmpix-21054.tiff

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Village street in Djale, 1928. In the foreground: a container for the harvest. The opening is above. You have to climb up to the opening with a ladder. Such containers are built to defeat the rats, who cannot climb over the rim. If the village catches fire the container protects its contents.

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