"Frau a. d. Bakobngwang. Beachte die Rille im Schädel vom Tragen schwerer Lasten am Tragband. Von früher Jugend an tragen die Mädchen mit d. Müttern die Feldfrüchte heim & auf den Markt. "
Item Details
Title:
"Frau a. d. Bakobngwang. Beachte die Rille im Schädel vom Tragen schwerer Lasten am Tragband. Von früher Jugend an tragen die Mädchen mit d. Müttern die Feldfrüchte heim & auf den Markt. "
Alternate title:
"Bakobngwan woman. Notice the furrow on her head caused by carrying heavy loads with a head-band. From their early years the girls, like their mothers, carry food from the fields home and to the market."
Description
Names
Creator:
Weber, Karl Heinrich (Mr)Name: Weber, Karl Heinrich (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 2380
Date of Birth: 05.01.1906
Date of Death: 25.08.1975
Biography: BV ("List of the Brethren") doesn't give the date of Weber's return but it mentions that he was interned in 1939.
Profession: printer (Buchdrucker)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
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Basel mission membership number: 2380
Date of Birth: 05.01.1906
Date of Death: 25.08.1975
Biography: BV ("List of the Brethren") doesn't give the date of Weber's return but it mentions that he was interned in 1939.
Profession: printer (Buchdrucker)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
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Dates
Date early:
01.01.1934
Date late:
31.12.1938
Proper date:
01.01.1934-31.12.1938
Geography
Location:
[Geography]: Bakobngwan {region}: Moghamo {region}People:
Subject
Keywords:
agricultural production, carrier f, body shaping, hoe, woman, portrait f, head Individuals:
Weber, Karl Heinrich (Mr)Name: Weber, Karl Heinrich (Mr)Basel mission membership number: 2380
Date of Birth: 05.01.1906
Date of Death: 25.08.1975
Biography: BV ("List of the Brethren") doesn't give the date of Weber's return but it mentions that he was interned in 1939.
Profession: printer (Buchdrucker)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
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Physical
Type:
Still Image
Format:
[Format]: 9cm x 5.9cm
[Condition]: good
[Type of support]: cardboard
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
[Condition]: good
[Type of support]: cardboard
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
Identifier
Reference:
E-30.89.024
Citation:
Reference: BMA E-30.89.024
Title: "Frau a. d. Bakobngwang. Beachte die Rille im Schädel vom Tragen schwerer Lasten am Tragband. Von früher Jugend an tragen die Mädchen mit d. Müttern die Feldfrüchte heim & auf den Markt. "
Creator: Weber, Karl Heinrich (Mr)
Date: 01.01.1934-31.12.1938
Weber, Karl Heinrich (Mr), “Frau a. d. Bakobngwang. Beachte die Rille im Schädel vom Tragen schwerer Lasten am Tragband. Von früher Jugend an tragen die Mädchen mit d. Müttern die Feldfrüchte heim & auf den Markt. ,” BMArchives, accessed March 26, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/61920.
Title: "Frau a. d. Bakobngwang. Beachte die Rille im Schädel vom Tragen schwerer Lasten am Tragband. Von früher Jugend an tragen die Mädchen mit d. Müttern die Feldfrüchte heim & auf den Markt. "
Creator: Weber, Karl Heinrich (Mr)
Date: 01.01.1934-31.12.1938
Weber, Karl Heinrich (Mr), “Frau a. d. Bakobngwang. Beachte die Rille im Schädel vom Tragen schwerer Lasten am Tragband. Von früher Jugend an tragen die Mädchen mit d. Müttern die Feldfrüchte heim & auf den Markt. ,” BMArchives, accessed March 26, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/61920.
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