cover image: Greeting of the chief after the arrival of a caravan, Nyasa, Tanzania

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Greeting of the chief after the arrival of a caravan, Nyasa, Tanzania

"Ziege. Huhn. Bren[n]holz. Mehl." ("Goat. Hen. Firewood. Flour."). A group of five persons in the foreground with a goat, a hen, firewood and flour as a greeting. Four persons sit, one stands. A hut is in the background. Two people lean on the wall of the hut one sits there. Imprinted on the image: "Häuptlingsgruss nach Ankunft der Karawane. D.O.A. No. 1016." ("Chief-greeting after the arrival of the caravan. G[erman] E[ast] A[frica] No. 1016."). Cf. Photo 6837, Box Nyassa 2. -- Image No. 1016 might be the same picture. -- Parts of the photo are blotchy. -- "Häuptlingsgruss (Ziege, Huhn, Mehl, Brennholz) nach Eintreffen der Karawane in Mwendo in Bukimba-Land. Hinten eine Tembe" ("Chief greeting after the arrival of the caravan at Mwendo in Kimbu land. In the background a Tembe"). .
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Authors

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Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m5899
Format
Photographs
Pages
2 copies, negative no. 6837, colored slide no. 1016 photographic prints, 11.8 x 15.9 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Mwendo Tanzania
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Tanzania
Reference
impa-m5899 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-HRN-BOX-NYA-1-01016
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/0519495ce457dbf948b4804f8d92afb1

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