cover image: Embu chiefs, Embu, Kenya, August 1925

Embu chiefs, Embu, Kenya, August 1925

1925

“Photographs of native youths & chiefs at Embu show, Aug 1925.” Group portrait of indigenous men wearing traditional dress. The Embu district borders the Chuka lands, south of Chogoria mission, and the people are related to the Kikuyu. ❧ This image is from the first years of the Chogoria mission in Kenya, which was run by the Rev. Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974), from the collection entitled ‘Chogoria, 1922. The early days.”
ethnic groups ceremonies leaders (people)
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-82089
Dates
1925-08
Pages
Photographic prints, 10.7 x 8.4 cm.
Place Discussed
Africa Eastern Province Embu Kenya
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Kenya
Reference
impa-a-nls-97122162-1.tif
Rights
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Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/158f88aac33e9cbb2abe4ec7075d9eff