Chinese funeral in Kowloon. Photograph by Rev. Weickum, Fopin. The coffin is carried down out of the house on a scaffolding specially built for the occasion, so that the spirit of the deceased cannot find its way back. In this photograph the mourners are coming down the staircase.

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Title	Chinese funeral in Kowloon. Photograph by Rev. Weickum, Fopin. The coffin is carried down out of the house on a scaffolding specially built for the occasion, so that the spirit of the deceased cannot find its way back. In this photograph the mourners are coming down the staircase.
Type of title	translation
Original caption	Chinesische Beerdigung in Kowloon. Aufgenommen von Miss. Weickum, Fopin. Der Sarg wird ausserhalb des Hauses über ein extra erbautes Gerüst heruntergetragen, damit d. Geist des Verstorbenen den Weg nacher nicht zurückfindet. Eben kommen die Trauerleute herunter.
Description	Annotation translation: "Chinese funeral in Kowloon, photograph by Rev. Weickum, Fopin."; Annotation: "Chinesische Beerdigung in Kowloon. Aufgenommen von Miss. Weickum, Fopin."
Subject (bmpixs)	balustrade bicycle carrying frame ceremonial scene death ceremony house lantern mourner f mourner m music band procession scaffold street wind instrument
Geographic subject	Kowloon {district}
Coverage date	1934/1949
Photographer (bmpixn)	Weickum, Wilhelm Philipp (Mr)
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1934/1949
Type	images
Format	b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver; 8.1 x 5.9 cm.
Legacy record ID	impa-m32055
Part of album	Chinese Album from Insp[ector] Hannich. F.
Part of collection	International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Part of subcollection	Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
Part of repository	mission 21 / Basel Mission
Reference number	QA-30.004.0033
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-15012
Archival file	impa_Volume68/impa-abmpix-15012.tiff

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Chinese funeral in Kowloon. Photograph by Rev. Weickum, Fopin. The coffin is carried down out of the house on a scaffolding specially built for the occasion, so that the spirit of the deceased cannot find its way back. In this photograph the mourners are coming down the staircase.

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