"Tanz um den Opferstier beim Totenfest der Ot Danum-Dajaken ob. Kahajan. (Epple 1937). "
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Title:
"Tanz um den Opferstier beim Totenfest der Ot Danum-Dajaken ob. Kahajan. (Epple 1937). "
Alternate title:
"Dancing around the sacrificial bull at the funerary celebration of the Ot Danum-Dajaks on the upper Kahajan. (Epple 1937)."
Description
Names
Creator:
Epple, Karl David (Mr)Name: Epple, Karl David (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 2326
Date of Birth: 01.03.1877
Date of Death: 11.02.1944
Biography: Epple worked originally in Kalimantan for the "Rheinische Mission" (Wuppertal/Germany) and was taken over by the Basel Mission in 1931.
Profession: bookbinder (Buchbinder)
Geographic references: Mission area: Kalimantan {mission area}
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Epple-Eppensteiner, Emilie Friederike (Mrs)
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Basel mission membership number: 2326
Date of Birth: 01.03.1877
Date of Death: 11.02.1944
Biography: Epple worked originally in Kalimantan for the "Rheinische Mission" (Wuppertal/Germany) and was taken over by the Basel Mission in 1931.
Profession: bookbinder (Buchbinder)
Geographic references: Mission area: Kalimantan {mission area}
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Epple-Eppensteiner, Emilie Friederike (Mrs)
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Dates
Date early:
1937
Proper date:
1937
Geography
Location:
[Geography]: Asia {continent}: Indonesia {modern state}: Kalimantan {region}: Kahajan (river) {other geogr names}People:
Subject
Keywords:
ceremonial scene, dance, dancer m, death ceremony, flag, pole, forest, humped cattle, sacrifice, textile pattern, religion and philosophy (general), indigenous Kalimantan religions Individuals:
Epple, Karl David (Mr)Name: Epple, Karl David (Mr)Basel mission membership number: 2326
Date of Birth: 01.03.1877
Date of Death: 11.02.1944
Biography: Epple worked originally in Kalimantan for the "Rheinische Mission" (Wuppertal/Germany) and was taken over by the Basel Mission in 1931.
Profession: bookbinder (Buchbinder)
Geographic references: Mission area: Kalimantan {mission area}
Relationships: verheiratet mit: Epple-Eppensteiner, Emilie Friederike (Mrs)
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Physical
Type:
Still Image
Format:
[Format]: 5.5cm x 7.8cm
[Condition]: good; physically damaged
[Type of support]: thin board
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
[Condition]: good; physically damaged
[Type of support]: thin board
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
Identifier
Reference:
B-30.63.110
Citation:
Reference: BMA B-30.63.110
Title: "Tanz um den Opferstier beim Totenfest der Ot Danum-Dajaken ob. Kahajan. (Epple 1937). "
Creator: Epple, Karl David (Mr)
Date: 1937
Epple, Karl David (Mr), “Tanz um den Opferstier beim Totenfest der Ot Danum-Dajaken ob. Kahajan. (Epple 1937). ,” BMArchives, accessed April 29, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/53098.
Title: "Tanz um den Opferstier beim Totenfest der Ot Danum-Dajaken ob. Kahajan. (Epple 1937). "
Creator: Epple, Karl David (Mr)
Date: 1937
Epple, Karl David (Mr), “Tanz um den Opferstier beim Totenfest der Ot Danum-Dajaken ob. Kahajan. (Epple 1937). ,” BMArchives, accessed April 29, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/53098.
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