"Fetischplatz (Asante). "
Item Details
Title:
"Fetischplatz (Asante). "
Alternate title:
"Fetish place in Asante."
Description
Names
Creator:
Ammann, Walter (Mr)Name: Ammann, Walter (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 2267
Date of Birth: 05.01.1902
Date of Death: 25.01.1976
Biography: Ammann went to the USA with the German Presbytarian Synod to study theology from 1924 to 1928. In 1930 he went to Ghana for the Basel Mission. After his return from Ghana Ammann was a pastor in Gsteig, Switzerland.
Profession: bank clerk (Bankangestellter)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}, Mission area: USA {mission area}
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Basel mission membership number: 2267
Date of Birth: 05.01.1902
Date of Death: 25.01.1976
Biography: Ammann went to the USA with the German Presbytarian Synod to study theology from 1924 to 1928. In 1930 he went to Ghana for the Basel Mission. After his return from Ghana Ammann was a pastor in Gsteig, Switzerland.
Profession: bank clerk (Bankangestellter)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}, Mission area: USA {mission area}
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Dates
Date early:
1935
Proper date:
1935
Acquisition year:
1935
Geography
Location:
[Geography]: Africa {continent}: Ghana {modern state}: Ghana {modern regions}: Ashanti {modern region}[Geography]: Africa {continent}: Ghana {modern state}: Ghana {traditional states}: Ashanti {traditional state}
People:
Subject
Keywords:
craft production, basket, ritual object, sacral place, tree, vessel, religion and philosophy (general), indigenous African religions Individuals:
Ammann, Walter (Mr)Name: Ammann, Walter (Mr)Basel mission membership number: 2267
Date of Birth: 05.01.1902
Date of Death: 25.01.1976
Biography: Ammann went to the USA with the German Presbytarian Synod to study theology from 1924 to 1928. In 1930 he went to Ghana for the Basel Mission. After his return from Ghana Ammann was a pastor in Gsteig, Switzerland.
Profession: bank clerk (Bankangestellter)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}, Mission area: USA {mission area}
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Relationships
[Same image]: QD-34.002.0025
Physical
Type:
Still Image
Format:
[Format]: 6.2cm x 8.5cm
[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:
D-30.63.113
Citation:
Reference: BMA D-30.63.113
Title: "Fetischplatz (Asante). "
Creator: Ammann, Walter (Mr)
Date: 1935
Ammann, Walter (Mr), “Fetischplatz (Asante). ,” BMArchives, accessed April 14, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/57807.
Title: "Fetischplatz (Asante). "
Creator: Ammann, Walter (Mr)
Date: 1935
Ammann, Walter (Mr), “Fetischplatz (Asante). ,” BMArchives, accessed April 14, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/57807.
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