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A young Bamileke boy attends to the enthronement of the chief. From 1945 to 1959, Daniel Broussous was the head doctor of the protestant hospital of Bangwa, set up by the Société des missions évangéliques de Paris (Paris evangelical mission society) in the south of the region Bamileke in 1935. Broussous took many photographs documenting the art, the architecture, the traditions and the daily-life of Bamileke chieftainships. He also made several films.
children clothing customs and traditions

Authors

Broussous, Daniel, 1912-1973

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m70692
Date published
1945/1959
Dates
1945/1959
Format
Photographs
Pages
black-and-white negatives, 2.4x3.6 cm
Place Discussed
Bamileke (Cameroon) Cameroon
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Cameroon
Reference
impa-m70692 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-DEFAP_CMN071-04953_2
Rights
102 boulevard Arago - 75014 Paris, France Défap - Service protestant de mission (Département évangélique français d’action apostolique) http://www.defap-bibliotheque.fr/index.php?id=266 http://www.defap.fr/contact.php
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/c922ad34310a7dbce42615c7675eb5c8

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