cover image: House of a polygamist, Rungwe, Tanzania, 1935

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House of a polygamist, Rungwe, Tanzania, 1935

1935

"Das Haus eines Polygamisten im Rungwebezirk. Das Haus soll 70 mtr. lang sein." ("House of a polygamist in Rungwe district. The house is supposed to be 70 meters long."). View of a hut with grass roof. On the left a woman with a baby sits beside the building. On the right in the background there is another building. The engine hood of a car is visible. Theodor Tietzen (1893-1973) was a missionary of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine. Having married Hildegard Marie Lenz in 1921 and served in South Africa (West) from 1922 to 1927, he moved to East Africa, where he served in Mbozi till 1929 and in Utengule till 1939. In the 1950s he returned to South Africa.
buildings exterior views

Authors

Tietzen, Theodor, 1893-1973

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m11262
Dates
1935-12
Format
Photographs
Pages
2 copies, colored slide no. 10312 photographic print, 11.3 x 8.4 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Rungwe Tanzania
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Tanzania
Reference
impa-m11262 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-HRN-BOX-NYA-4-10312
Rights
Contact: Moravian Archives at http://www.archiv.ebu.de Moravian Archives Moravian Archives; http://www.archiv.ebu.de/ Unitätsarchiv, Zittauer Straße 24, 02747, Herrnhut, Deutschland unitaetsarchiv@ebu.de
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/1946d3021ab6535974e9d34435d43031

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