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2 circumcised boys

Phototype: Photo. Format: 8,2 X 5,8. Description: white-painted faces, feather-hair ornaments, bows and arrows, herd of cattle in background, small boy (Maasai or Arusha?) on the left.

In: Picture archive >> Album 4

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Aruschaburschen in war jewellery

Photographer: Guth?. Phototype: Photo. Format: 8,4 X 10,9. Description: 2 warriors in the foreground: headdress, spears, shields (1 far. man in the background).

In: Picture archive >> Album 3 negatives of Wilhelm Guth

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Arusha Warrior

Photographer: Blumer?. Phototype: Photo. Format: 11,2 X 7,8. Description: Group of about 13 men, collar and headdress, one wrapped in patterned cloth.

In: Picture archive >> Album 19 Legacy Leonhard Blumer

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Dschagga in war jewellery

Photographer: Schanz?. Phototype: Photo. Format: 8,1 X 10,4. Description: with spear, shield, vulture feather collar, cloth. Remark: Published..: Sheet 1909, No. 18. Reference: See Album 11; No. 216 (7.6 X 10.5) m. Title "Dschagga warrior wit...

In: Picture archive >> Album 7

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Dschaggamänner in war jewellery

Phototype: Photo. Format: 8,3 X 6,6. Description: 4 men in foreground, shields / spear / headdress, 1 m. Horn, right. Wide. Man, there's another line of warriors in the back. Reference: Cf. album 16, no. 7 (11,3 X 8,4).

In: Picture archive >> Album 4

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External school Nkyani near Nkoaranga

Phototype: Photo. Format: 17,2 X 12,1 Description: Group of children and adolescents (Arusha) with traditional clothing and jewellery, sitting/standing in front of a bell cage, left Miss. Focus on mule. Remark: Open. Number 380, Neg. A 6 slightly ...

In: Picture archive >> Templates Sample book

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Farm Treeppe, Ngongongare at Meru

Phototype: Photo. Format: 2,7 X 16,9. Description: Inner courtyard, canopy and underneath a cannon, rifles, post office counter and letter box, sign: "Kaiserliche Deutsche Postagentur", plate with closing sign, 1 African Askari at the co...

In: Picture archive >> Legacy Leonhard Blumer

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Girl from Meru

Phototype: Photo. Format: 10,4 X 13,9 Description: 3 girls, leather clothes, neck and arm jewellery, ear plugs, house with roof made of plant fibres in the background.

In: Picture archive >> Templates Sample book

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Governorage in Arusha 07. 08. 1922

Photographer: Blumer?. Phototype: Photo. Format: 10,7 X 7,9. Description: A group of Arushak warriors set up in a row on a meadow with spears, signs, flags and headgear, African spectators in the background. Reference: Cf. album 19. No 421, 423, 424.

In: Picture archive >> Album 19 Legacy Leonhard Blumer

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Jagga Warrior

Photo type: photo. Format: 5,5 X 7,1. Description: with spear and shield, feather collar and headdress. Reference: Cf. print templates sample book, No Xa/490, Diap. 105 aI5 (10.8 X 8.0), faded.

In: Picture archive >> Album 8

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Madschame women cooking beer

Phototype: Photo. Format: 15,9 X 10,9 Description: 4 women, with scarves around their hips, arm spirals, mucky ears and throat, standing between banana plants, with clay jugs on fire, back right house (West-Kilimanjaro construction: covered with b...

In: Picture archive >> Templates Sample book

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Masai in war jewellery

Photographer: Blumer?. Phototype: Photo. Format: 8,2 X 5,9. Description: Group of warriors, spears, shields, 1 with headdress made of feathers, 1 with headdress made of hair. Reference: Cf. album 22, no. 2 (16,5 X 11,5) "Hirten-Häuschen und S...

In: Picture archive >> Album 4

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Masai woman from Meru

Photographer: Emil Müller. Phototype: Photo. Format: 9,9 X 14,3. Description: Close-up of upper body, in front of retouched background, ear, neck and arm spiral jewellery, leather clothing. Remark: Published..: Gl. 1905, No. 1, Merker, M.: The Mas...

In: Picture archive >> Templates Sample book

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Native women at Kilimanjaro

Phototype: Photo. Format: 10,8 X 11,4 Description: 4 women, probably Maasai, 2 dressed in leather, 2 probably clothed with scarves, 2 with neck spirals, 1 with ear spirals, 3 with arm spirals, the right one with connected foot, the left one with s...

In: Picture archive >> Templates Sample book

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Our livestock with Susanna and Bubi, August 1920

Photographer: Blumer?. Phototype: Photo. Format: 10,2 X 7,4 Description: grazing cattle with African boy, Susanna (European dress and earrings) with Arnold Blumer on her arm. Remark: white edges.

In: Picture archive >> Album 19 Legacy Leonhard Blumer

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Recruitment of caravan people in Mombasa

Phototype: Photo. Format: 15,0 X 10,5 Description: Alley between 2 houses, group of men (clothed with cloths, earrings), squatting on the house wall, others (dressed with Kanzu and cap) standing and watching. Remark: retouched.

In: Picture archive >> Templates Sample book

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The Dschagganeger's manual dexterity

Photo type: Photo (8 single borders of photos on cardboard). Format: 12,4 X 19,5. Description: Object photography: Head frame made of feathers, knife with leather cover, combs, pipe bowls, wooden spoon, cup, 2 objects attached to chain (collar and...

In: Picture archive >> Templates Sample book

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Wataita in war jewellery

Phototype: Photo. Format: 15,0 X 10,6 Description: 19 persons (men) with spears, headdress, scarves around hips, face painting, jewellery. Remark: Up. 4, retouched.

In: Picture archive >> Templates Sample book

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Wizard in the treatment of illnesses

Photographer: Guth?. Phototype: Photo. Format: 8,4 X 11,2 Description: (Pare) healer with strings over face, hand on head of the person sitting in front of him. Legendary woman, other persons, sit/stand... Reference: 2 plates (1 of them added late...

In: Picture archive >> Album 3 negatives of Wilhelm Guth

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heathland

Phototype: Photo. Format: 7,8 X 10,7 Description: Man standing in front of a bamboo fence, behind house with clay wall and roof made of plant fibres, free upper body, blanket, necklace. Reference: Cf. print templates sample book, No VIIIb 453, Neg...

In: Picture archive >> Album 4

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untitled, Dancing Chagga Warriors

Phototype: Photo. Format: 11,1 X 8,3 Description: Series of > 10 men, with patterned scarves and collar of vulture feathers, shields, spears, foot decoration with animal hair. Remark: Surface heavily damaged.

In: Picture archive >> Templates Sample book

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untitled, Maasai at the dance

Photographer: Mrs. or Mr. Blumer?. Phototype: Photo. Format: 11,4 X 8,7. Description: Warrior with spears, shields, headdress (lion's mane), on the right 1 African with cap.

In: Picture archive >> Album 16 Legacy Leonhard Blumer

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untitled, group of arusha warriors

Photographer: Blumer?. Phototype: Photo. Format: 7,8 X 10,2. Description: with spears, signs and headdress, moving away from camera. Reference: Cf. album 19, no. 411 (8,2 X 10,7).

In: Picture archive >> Album 19 Legacy Leonhard Blumer

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wood sellers

Phototype: Photo. Format: 15,8 X 10,9 Description: 5 women of different age (Chagga?), clothing: scarves, apron around hips, upper arm jewelry, 1 with neck ring on head, behind them fence of sticks. Remark: poor surface quality, partly blurred image.

In: Picture archive >> Templates Sample book

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