„Beschneidungstänze im Kaffer-Land“ („Circumcision dances in Kaffir land“). Three men standing in a row in front of a hut, wearing special masks and holding spears in their right hand. Apparently, their bodies are painted white. They are raising their arms and are dancing. Hans-Peter Schärf (1898-1945) was a mission artisan of the Moravian Brethren. He served as head of the joinery in Rungwe and was married to Anna Gertrud, née Sikora (born 1904). -- An initiation costume like those in the photograph is part of the collection of the "Völkerkundemuseum Herrnhut". cf. picture no. IMP-HRN-oN-SAO-00744a.
- Collection
- International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m57214
- Dates
- 1925-06-02
- Format
- Photographic prints Photographs
- Pages
- 5 x 8.5 cm
- Place Discussed
- Africa South Africa
- Provider
- California Digital Library
- Published in
- South Africa
- Reference
- impa-m57214 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-HRN-oN-SAO-00744b
- 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/bbf1fcd03a83a12b38e56c226f7a7157
