Interior of mosque in Weichow, Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu, China, 1936

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Title: Interior of mosque in Weichow, Ningxia Huizu Zizhiqu, China, 1936
Creator: Pickens, Claude L., 1900-1985
Published / Created: 1936
Publication Place: Ningsia, Weichow, China, Asia
Description: Also included in the International Mission Photography Archive.
The interior of the Weichow mosque, looking toward the mihrab. It resembles an Anglican Church with its apse and choir screen. Matting for the worshipers can be seen in the foreground. In the winter these are replaced by goat or sheep skins.
Extent: 8 x 11.5 cm.

Repository: Yale Divinity Library
Collection Title: China Records Project Miscellaneous Personal Papers Collection
Collection / Other Creator: Yale Divinity Library Special Collections. Divinity School. Day Missions Library
Collection Date: 1834-2002
Container / Volume: Box 333 | Folder 2

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