"Melkote: Priest spinning the sacred thread. "
Item Details
Title:
"Melkote: Priest spinning the sacred thread. "
Alternate title:
"Melkote: Priest spinning the sacred thread."
Description
Names
Creator:
Krauss, Eugen August (Mr)Name: Krauss, Eugen August (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 2484
Date of Birth: 14.03.1911
Biography: Incomplete data: BV ("List of the Brethren") doesn't give Krauss' date of entry into the Basel Mission. Prisoner of war in Russia until 1948. Krauss probably had a photo studio in Mangalore.
Profession: printer (Buchdrucker)
Geographic references: Mission area: India {mission area}
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Basel mission membership number: 2484
Date of Birth: 14.03.1911
Biography: Incomplete data: BV ("List of the Brethren") doesn't give Krauss' date of entry into the Basel Mission. Prisoner of war in Russia until 1948. Krauss probably had a photo studio in Mangalore.
Profession: printer (Buchdrucker)
Geographic references: Mission area: India {mission area}
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Dates
Date early:
01.01.1935
Date late:
31.12.1939
Proper date:
01.01.1935-31.12.1939
Geography
Location:
[Geography]: Asia {continent}: India {modern state}: Karnataka {region}: Melkote {place}People:
Subject
Keywords:
body painting, caste, religion and philosophy (general), Hinduism, insignia of rank, men's wear, portrait of two m, priest m, craft production, spindle, spinner m, textile pattern Individuals:
Krauss, Eugen August (Mr)Name: Krauss, Eugen August (Mr)Basel mission membership number: 2484
Date of Birth: 14.03.1911
Biography: Incomplete data: BV ("List of the Brethren") doesn't give Krauss' date of entry into the Basel Mission. Prisoner of war in Russia until 1948. Krauss probably had a photo studio in Mangalore.
Profession: printer (Buchdrucker)
Geographic references: Mission area: India {mission area}
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Physical
Type:
Still Image
Format:
[Format]: 16.5cm x 13.6cm
[Condition]: good - medium
[Process]: print, letterpress halftone (HD)
[Condition]: good - medium
[Process]: print, letterpress halftone (HD)
Identifier
Reference:
QC-30.021.0024
Citation:
Reference: BMA QC-30.021.0024
Title: "Melkote: Priest spinning the sacred thread. "
Creator: Krauss, Eugen August (Mr)
Date: 01.01.1935-31.12.1939
Krauss, Eugen August (Mr), “Melkote: Priest spinning the sacred thread. ,” BMArchives, accessed May 19, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/67055.
Title: "Melkote: Priest spinning the sacred thread. "
Creator: Krauss, Eugen August (Mr)
Date: 01.01.1935-31.12.1939
Krauss, Eugen August (Mr), “Melkote: Priest spinning the sacred thread. ,” BMArchives, accessed May 19, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/67055.
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