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Title	Going to market with wood carvings (Bamessing).
Type of title	translation
Original caption	Marktgänger mit Holzschnitzereien (Bamessing).
Description	Annotation translation: "Man from the Grassfields with carved stools. Africans are good carvers. They carve richly decorated stools using only a few simple knives. The stools are carved out of a single piece of wood and are not in any way screwed or glued together. Now the carver is carrying them to market - or to the coast, 12 days' journey away. He hopes to get a good price. If he is successful he will buy cloth, a lantern or a large cooking pot."; Annotation: "Grasländer m. geschnitzten Stühlen. Das Schnitzerhandwerk verstehen die Neger gut. Mit wenigen & sehr einfachen Messern schnitzen sie reich verzierte Stühle. Sie werden aus einem Stück Holz gemacht & sind nirgends zusammengeschraubt oder -geleimt. Jetzt trägt er sie auf den Markt oder an die 12 Tagereisen entfernte Küste. Dort hofft er sie gegen einen annehmbaren Preis zu verkaufen. Wenn ihm das gelingt, will er für das erhaltene Geld Tücher, eine Laterne oder einen grossen Kochtopf kaufen."; Note translation: Typical Babanki work. (PV 03.2002).; Stamped: "Museum der Basler Mission, Basel, Missionsstrasse 21."
Subject (bmpixs)	anthropomorphic representation men's wear on road stool textile pattern trader m trading goods wood carving
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Bamessing {place}
Coverage date	1932/1937
Photographer (bmpixn)	Zürcher, Wilhelm (Mr)
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1932/1937
Type	images
Format	b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver; 7.9 x 5.6 cm.
Legacy record ID	impa-m30313
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-30.85.289
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-20739
Archival file	impa_Volume63/impa-abmpix-20739.tiff

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