"Ein Geheimbündler, wie er an der Totenklage erscheint, um mit seinem Schiessen u. Tanzen die Geister zu vertreiben. "
Item Details
Title:
"Ein Geheimbündler, wie er an der Totenklage erscheint, um mit seinem Schiessen u. Tanzen die Geister zu vertreiben. "
Alternate title:
"A member of a secret society as he appears at a lamentation for the dead, to chase away the spirits with his shooting and dancing."
Description
Names
Creator:
Weber, Karl Heinrich (Mr)Name: Weber, Karl Heinrich (Mr)
Basel mission membership number: 2380
Date of Birth: 05.01.1906
Date of Death: 25.08.1975
Biography: BV ("List of the Brethren") doesn't give the date of Weber's return but it mentions that he was interned in 1939.
Profession: printer (Buchdrucker)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
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Basel mission membership number: 2380
Date of Birth: 05.01.1906
Date of Death: 25.08.1975
Biography: BV ("List of the Brethren") doesn't give the date of Weber's return but it mentions that he was interned in 1939.
Profession: printer (Buchdrucker)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
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Dates
Date early:
01.01.1934
Date late:
31.12.1938
Proper date:
01.01.1934-31.12.1938
Geography
Location:
[Geography]: Africa {continent}: Cameroon {modern state}People:
Subject
Keywords:
ceremonial scene, costume, dance, death ceremony, firearm, mask, mourning, communication, secret society, secret society member m Individuals:
Weber, Karl Heinrich (Mr)Name: Weber, Karl Heinrich (Mr)Basel mission membership number: 2380
Date of Birth: 05.01.1906
Date of Death: 25.08.1975
Biography: BV ("List of the Brethren") doesn't give the date of Weber's return but it mentions that he was interned in 1939.
Profession: printer (Buchdrucker)
Geographic references: Mission area: Ghana {mission area}
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Physical
Type:
Still Image
Format:
[Format]: 9.7cm x 6.6cm
[Condition]: good
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
[Condition]: good
[Process]: b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver
Identifier
Reference:
QE-30.023.0007
Citation:
Reference: BMA QE-30.023.0007
Title: "Ein Geheimbündler, wie er an der Totenklage erscheint, um mit seinem Schiessen u. Tanzen die Geister zu vertreiben. "
Creator: Weber, Karl Heinrich (Mr)
Date: 01.01.1934-31.12.1938
Weber, Karl Heinrich (Mr), “Ein Geheimbündler, wie er an der Totenklage erscheint, um mit seinem Schiessen u. Tanzen die Geister zu vertreiben. ,” BMArchives, accessed June 13, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/74626.
Title: "Ein Geheimbündler, wie er an der Totenklage erscheint, um mit seinem Schiessen u. Tanzen die Geister zu vertreiben. "
Creator: Weber, Karl Heinrich (Mr)
Date: 01.01.1934-31.12.1938
Weber, Karl Heinrich (Mr), “Ein Geheimbündler, wie er an der Totenklage erscheint, um mit seinem Schiessen u. Tanzen die Geister zu vertreiben. ,” BMArchives, accessed June 13, 2026, https://www.bmarchives.org/items/show/74626.
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