cover image: Wind-instrument of the Shamballa, Tanzania, 1927

Wind-instrument of the Shamballa, Tanzania, 1927

1927

"Musikinstrument der Waschamballa. Hat den Ton der Klarinette" ("Musical instrument of the Washamballa. Sounds like a clarinet"). A man playing the instrument, shown in profile. Cf. photo no. 877, album no. 3. -- Wilhelm Guth (1888-1980), from Zeiskam in the Rhineland Palatinate, studied commerce before joining the Leipzig Mission as a pastor. He served in Gonja (southern Pare) from 1913 to 1917 and from 1927 to 1938. He left a large number of photographs, mostly taken by himself but including some by members of his family or fellow missionaries.
musical instruments portraits traditional music leipzig mission

Authors

Guth, Wilhelm, 1888-1980

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m712
Dates
1927
Format
Photographs
Pages
photographic prints, 8.1 x 11.1 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa South Pare Tanzania
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Tanzania
Reference
impa-m712 [Legacy record ID]; IMP-LPZ-ALBUM-03-878
Rights
Evangelisch-Lutherisches Missionswerk Leipzig e.V., Paul-List-Str. 19, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany Leipzig Mission USC does not control copyright of the images you are interested in using, so you will need to directly contact the institutions who own the materials. For the publication or re-publication of any images originating from the Leipzig Mission, written permission must be obtained from: Evangelisch-Lutherisches Missionswerk Leipzig e.V., Paul-List-Str. 19, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany; Tel. (0)341 / 99 40 600, Archive 99 40 633, Fax 99 40 690; e-mail: bildarchiv@lmw-mission.de--When requesting images please include the filename (usually begins with "IMP-LPZ").--The following charges are made for the right to publish an image: - for a publication with a circulation up to 500: 10 euros, - for a publication with a circulation of 501 to 1,000: 13 euros, - for a publication with a circulation of more than 1,000 or for use in electronic media, film, television or other audivisual media...
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/8055a05e4e30a446eaf3774f452deba2

Related Topics

All