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Leipzig Museum of Ethnography German colonial empire Maasai
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Masai woman from Meru
ALMW_II._BA_DV_VII/479,Auf.185 · Item · 1900-1904
Part of Evangelical Lutheran Mission Leipzig

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 Masai; available at the Museum für Völkerkunde in Leipzig (as coloured postcard).

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Native women at Kilimanjaro
ALMW_II._BA_DV_VIa/329,Auf.50 · Item · ohne Datum
Part of Evangelical Lutheran Mission Leipzig

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 sandals; row of houses (rectangular, roofs made of plant fibres). Remark: this photo is also available in the Museum für Völkerkunde zu Leipzig.

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