"Hampatongfigur i. Kriegsschmuck. "
Item Details
Title:
"Hampatongfigur i. Kriegsschmuck. "
Alternate title:
"Hampatong figure in war dress."
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
Geography
Location:
[Geography]: Asia {continent}: Indonesia {modern state}: Kalimantan {region}People:
Subject
Keywords:
anthropomorphic representation, decoration, sacral place, statue, war, wood carving, 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]: 7.9cm x 5.4cm
[Condition]: good - medium
[Type of support]: thin board
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
[Condition]: good - medium
[Type of support]: thin board
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
Identifier
Reference:
B-30.63.112
Citation:
Reference: BMA B-30.63.112
Title: "Hampatongfigur i. Kriegsschmuck. "
Creator: Epple, Karl David (Mr)
Date:
Epple, Karl David (Mr), “Hampatongfigur i. Kriegsschmuck. ,” BMArchives, accessed April 29, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/53100.
Title: "Hampatongfigur i. Kriegsschmuck. "
Creator: Epple, Karl David (Mr)
Date:
Epple, Karl David (Mr), “Hampatongfigur i. Kriegsschmuck. ,” BMArchives, accessed April 29, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/53100.
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