cover image: Native Markets, Karatina, Kenya, September 1926

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Native Markets, Karatina, Kenya, September 1926

1926

"Native Markets at Karatina". The image depicts a large group of people- both adults and young children - wearing traditional dress, gathered at a market place. Chickens can also be seen, indicating that the trading of livestock took place at markets such as this. The Tumutumu mission (in the Kenia sphere) administered to the Chuka and Mwimbi tribes, two sections of the Kikuyu people. The Chuka numbered about 15,000 and the Mwimbi numbered about 25,000. In 1908 Kabandango was the biggest chief in the Chuka district and Kianbati the biggest chief of the Mwimbi district
trade indigenous peoples livestock marketplaces
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-79739
Dates
1926-09
Pages
Photographic prints, 10.5 x 8 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Central Province Kenya Tumutumu
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Kenya
Reference
impa-a-nls-75657624-1.tif
Rights
For commercial reproduction please contact the National Library of Scotland by referring to http://www.nls.uk/copyright . For access to the originals please e-mail manuscripts@nls.uk National Library of Scotland National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW, Scotland, UK The National Library of Scotland license the use of this content under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 UK: Scotland License. manuscripts@nls.uk
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/4f41c403690417ecfdbcb734cbab4ad2

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