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Title	The earth-spider's home.
Type of title	translation
Original caption	Die Wohnung d. Erdspinne.
Description	Annotation translation: "This remarkable construction is the protective roof for the earth spider's house. One can only see the entrance - a small hole. The earth spider knows about things, therefore one enquires of it when one would like to know in advance how something will turn out. Small pieces of wood are laid on the ground and over the hole. If the spider leaves its hole it touches some and turns them round. Then the diviner comes, looks at the pieces of wood, and expounds what the significance is of what the spider has 'said' by moving them."; Annotation: "Solch ein merkwürdiges Gerippe ist ein Schutzdach für die Wohnung der Erdspinne. Man sieht nur den Eingang dazu, das kleine Loch. Die Erdspinne weiss Bescheid, darum befragt man sie, wenn man gerne im voraus wissen möchte, wie eine Sache ausgeht. Es werden kleine Hölzchen auf den Boden & über das Loch gelegt. Geht die Spinne heraus, so berührt sie diese & wendet einzelne um. Dann kommt der Zauberer, besieht sich die Stäbchen & legt aus, was das zu bedeuten hat, was die Spinne durch Verschieben der Hölzchen 'sagte'."; Stamped: "Museum der Basler Mission, Basel, Missionsstrasse 21."
Subject (bmpixs)	divination oracle ritual object sacral place spider
Geographic subject	Mbembe {people}
Geographic subject (country)	Cameroon {modern state}
Coverage date	1932/1938
Photographer (bmpixn)	Zürcher, Wilhelm (Mr)
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1932/1938
Type	images
Format	b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver; 8.0 x 10.8 cm.
Legacy record ID	impa-m30278
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. Land, people, religion. 5 Photographs by Zürcher. A) Land, nature, plants, animals, landscapes, places; b) the life of the people; c) religion.
Part of repository	mission 21 / Basel Mission
Reference number	E-30.85.254
Same image reference number	E-30.85.162
References	impa-m30278
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-20731
Archival file	impa_Volume63/impa-abmpix-20731.tiff

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