"Demeure d'un prêtre fétiche dans l'Achanti. A remarquer les ouvrages en statue, entr'autre celui représentant un crocodile avec un poisson dans sa gueule. Ces deux petites statues représentent le féticheur et sa femme. "
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Title:
"Demeure d'un prêtre fétiche dans l'Achanti. A remarquer les ouvrages en statue, entr'autre celui représentant un crocodile avec un poisson dans sa gueule. Ces deux petites statues représentent le féticheur et sa femme. "
Alternate title:
"House of an Ashanti fetish priest. Wall decoration showing a crocodile with a fish in his mouth. The two small statues represent the priest and his wife."
Description
Names
Creator:
Ramseyer, Friedrich August Louis (Mr)Name: Ramseyer, Friedrich August Louis (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 0627
Date of Birth: 07.10.1840
Date of Death: 06.08.1914
Biography: Ramseyer went to Ghana as a builder and was ordained there in 1875. From 1869 to 1874 he was held captured by the Asante together with J. Kühne. In August 1905 he went on a journey to New York and returned in June 1906.
Profession: builder (Baumeister)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
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Basel mission membership number: 0627
Date of Birth: 07.10.1840
Date of Death: 06.08.1914
Biography: Ramseyer went to Ghana as a builder and was ordained there in 1875. From 1869 to 1874 he was held captured by the Asante together with J. Kühne. In August 1905 he went on a journey to New York and returned in June 1906.
Profession: builder (Baumeister)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
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Individuals:
Ramseyer, Friedrich August Louis (Mr)Name: Ramseyer, Friedrich August Louis (Mr)Basel mission membership number: 0627
Date of Birth: 07.10.1840
Date of Death: 06.08.1914
Biography: Ramseyer went to Ghana as a builder and was ordained there in 1875. From 1869 to 1874 he was held captured by the Asante together with J. Kühne. In August 1905 he went on a journey to New York and returned in June 1906.
Profession: builder (Baumeister)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
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[Same image]: D-30.19.028
[Same image]: QD-32.024.0216
Physical
Type:
Still Image
Format:
[Format]: 11.9cm x 17cm
[Condition]: bad
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
[Condition]: bad
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
Identifier
Reference:
QD-30.044.0115
Citation:
Reference: BMA QD-30.044.0115
Title: "Demeure d'un prêtre fétiche dans l'Achanti. A remarquer les ouvrages en statue, entr'autre celui représentant un crocodile avec un poisson dans sa gueule. Ces deux petites statues représentent le féticheur et sa femme. "
Creator: Ramseyer, Friedrich August Louis (Mr)
Date:
Ramseyer, Friedrich August Louis (Mr), “Demeure d'un prêtre fétiche dans l'Achanti. A remarquer les ouvrages en statue, entr'autre celui représentant un crocodile avec un poisson dans sa gueule. Ces deux petites statues représentent le féticheur et sa femme. ,” BMArchives, accessed April 5, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/71726.
Title: "Demeure d'un prêtre fétiche dans l'Achanti. A remarquer les ouvrages en statue, entr'autre celui représentant un crocodile avec un poisson dans sa gueule. Ces deux petites statues représentent le féticheur et sa femme. "
Creator: Ramseyer, Friedrich August Louis (Mr)
Date:
Ramseyer, Friedrich August Louis (Mr), “Demeure d'un prêtre fétiche dans l'Achanti. A remarquer les ouvrages en statue, entr'autre celui représentant un crocodile avec un poisson dans sa gueule. Ces deux petites statues représentent le féticheur et sa femme. ,” BMArchives, accessed April 5, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/71726.
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