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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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A visit to the Massai

Author: Report by Miss. Althaus in Kwarango, Feb. 5, 1894. Scope: pp. 237-245. Includes among others: - (SW: Missionaries Faßmann, Müller, Althaus visit the Maasai; newly built street; market; cattle trade with Maasai did not come about; descripti...

In: Francke's Foundations in Halle >> Archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Society Leipzig e.V. >> Ev.-Luth. mission to Leipzig/ Ev.-Luth. mission work Leipzig >> Evangelical Lutheran Mission Gazette >> Evangelical Lutheran Mission Gazette 1894

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A warrior

Photographer: Blumer?. Phototype: Photo. Format: 7,6 X 9,7. Description: Maasai or Arusha? shoulder-length braid, large knife and stick, wide right edge. Person, house with thatched roof i. Background. Reference: Album 19, No. 467 (10,7 X 8,1) &qu...

In: Picture archive >> Album 2 Leonhard Blumer

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Attack of the English mission station Kabai in East Africa

Author: Letters from Miss. Hofmann and Pfitzinger. Scope: p. 43-47* 60-63. Contains, among other things: - 1. (SW: Miss. Hofmann from Mbungu to Jimba; many attacks by Maasai and Arab chiefs; description of the attack on the neighbouring station Ka...

In: Francke's Foundations in Halle >> Archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Society Leipzig e.V. >> Ev.-Luth. mission to Leipzig/ Ev.-Luth. mission work Leipzig >> Evangelical Lutheran Mission Gazette >> Evangelical Lutheran Mission Gazette 1896

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Cattle trough in Naverera

Phototype: Photo. Format: 9,1 X 7,1 Description: Herd of cattle and herdsman (Maasai?). Reference: Cf. print templates sample book, No Vf/160, Auf.453, No 80 (11,9 X 15,9) "Jungle of an East African river course. Himoschlucht".

In: Picture archive >> Album 4

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Madschame style huts. Dancing Negroes (right).

Over a beer (left). Phototype: Photo. Format: 15,5 X 10,2. description: 2 houses (West-Kilimanjaro construction: covered with banana bark), hedge fence around farmstead, the "beer" group facing the camera's back, sitting on the grou...

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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News from Moschi

Author: According to Miss's diaries. Cooper. Scope: p. 331-334. Contains among other things - "First weather and construction work." - "Second Missionary Work." (SW: School and Services) - "3rd war rumors and the fir...

In: Francke's Foundations in Halle >> Archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Society Leipzig e.V. >> Ev.-Luth. mission to Leipzig/ Ev.-Luth. mission work Leipzig >> Evangelical Lutheran Mission Gazette >> Evangelical Lutheran Mission Gazette 1897

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News from Moschi

Author: Report by Miss. Cooper. Scope: p. 358-365. Contains, among other things: - "January." (SW: New Year's Day; lessons and board school; printing - reading and singing books) - "February." (SW: Baptism candidates and b...

In: Francke's Foundations in Halle >> Archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Society Leipzig e.V. >> Ev.-Luth. mission to Leipzig/ Ev.-Luth. mission work Leipzig >> Evangelical Lutheran Mission Gazette >> Evangelical Lutheran Mission Gazette 1900

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Potions in Naverera

Phototype: Photo. Format: 10.6 X 6.2 Description: Concrete water gutter, drinking cattle, herdsmen (Maasai?, Arusha?), other cattle herds i. Background. Reference: See album 14, no. 169 (7.8 X 5.8). See album 22, no. 106 (8.1 X 5.6).

In: Picture archive >> Album 4

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The Evangelical Lutheran Wakamba Mission in East Africa

Author: Miss. Handmann (Ed.). Scope: p. 25-29* 42-45. Contains, among other things: - (SW: Jimba; Arrival; 100 Swahili and 60 Wakamba; Wakamba chiefs; Kiswahili; Kikamba - word collection and translation of the Gospel of Mark by Miss. Krapf; bapti...

In: Francke's Foundations in Halle >> Archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Society Leipzig e.V. >> Ev.-Luth. mission to Leipzig/ Ev.-Luth. mission work Leipzig >> Evangelical Lutheran Mission Gazette >> Evangelical Lutheran Mission Gazette 1893

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The first costume students at Meru

Phototype: Photo. Format: 11,0 X 8,1. Description: in front of mission house (in Nkoaranga?) in front of fence covered with nasturtium, group photo: 11 girls, dressed with partly patterned cloths, 1 with leather clothing (Maasai/ Arusha). Remark: ...

In: Picture archive >> Templates Sample book

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The station Kwarango in Madschame in the last quarter of 1894

Author: Excerpt from Miss's diaries. Barrel man and miller. Scope: pp. 108-111. Includes, among other things: - (SW: school and education; agriculture on the station; construction activity - school building with the help of Schangali; guests ...

In: Francke's Foundations in Halle >> Archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Society Leipzig e.V. >> Ev.-Luth. mission to Leipzig/ Ev.-Luth. mission work Leipzig >> Evangelical Lutheran Mission Gazette >> Evangelical Lutheran Mission Gazette 1895

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The station Nkarungo in Madschame

Author: According to Miss's diaries. Müller and Faßmann. Scope: p. 458-461. Includes, among other things: - (SW: School; language studies; plantings; construction activities; contacts to the Catholic stations Kiboscho and Kilema; Chief Sinna;...

In: Francke's Foundations in Halle >> Archive of the Evangelical Lutheran Mission Society Leipzig e.V. >> Ev.-Luth. mission to Leipzig/ Ev.-Luth. mission work Leipzig >> Evangelical Lutheran Mission Gazette >> Evangelical Lutheran Mission Gazette 1895

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untitled, 2 Maasai or Arushak warriors

Photographer: Blumer?. Phototype: Photo. Format: 11,8 X 8,8 Description: Group of small children sitting on grass in front of school, next to it 4 small children and 7 teenagers, one adult with stick, European clothes/cloths, school made of brick ...

In: Picture archive >> Legacy Leonhard Blumer

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