cover image: A family in Xentu with the assistant Elias Mzuku, South Africa East

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A family in Xentu with the assistant Elias Mzuku, South Africa East

"Christliche Kaffer-Familie in Xentu bei Baziya mit dem Helfer Elias Mzuku, sitzend" ("A Christian Kaffir family in Xentu near Baziya with the assistant Elias Mzuku, sitting"). Seventeen people (three women, three men, eleven children) are standing and sitting in front of a round hut. Seven people (two women, three men, two children) are sitting. The left sitting woman is wearing a patterned skirt and a blouse, holding a child who is wearing a light-coloured dress. The right sitting woman is wearing a dark, wealthily dress. The third woman is standing rightmost, holding a light-coloured blanket in her left hand. The men are wearing suits. Most of the children are dressed in light-coloured dresses. Only one child is wearing a dark clothing. Elias Mzuku, coming from Tembuland, was an Evangelist in Xentu (South Africa).
children women christians family men group portraits
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m15380
Format
Photographic prints Photographs
Pages
10.9 x 15 cm
Place Discussed
Africa Baziya South Africa Unknown religious facilities: Xentu
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
South Africa
Reference
impa-m15380 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-HRN-BOX-SAO-1-01157
Rights
Contact: Moravian Archives at http://www.archiv.ebu.de Moravian Archives, Unitätsarchiv Moravian Archives, Unitätsarchiv, Zittauer Straße 24, 02747, Herrnhut, Germany http://www.archiv.ebu.de unitaetsarchiv@ebu.de
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/57772aa2a3ef2cc7f07e8d3296133ded

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