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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 Kamba youth ready to travel

Phototype: Photo. Format: 7,5 X 15,7. Description: Profile, arm spirals, necklaces and earrings, clothed, wearing an umbrella, bow and arrow, feather at the back of the head has been supplemented by retouching, neutral background. Remark: retouche...

In: Picture archive >> Templates Sample book

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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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Circumcision girl from Aruscha

Photographer: Mrs. or Mr. Blumer?. Phototype: Photo. Format: 10,7 X 8,2 Description: 3 larger, 2 smaller girls, 4 of them with free upper body, embroidered belts, rattles on legs, all: iron spiral arm jewellery, neck jewellery, 1 m. Feather on hea...

In: Picture archive >> Album 18 Legacy Leonhard Blumer

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Dancer imitates a stalking European

Photographer: Guth?. Phototype: Photo. Format: 11,3 X 8,3 Description: (in addition hang m.767) Dancer with whistle, one woman with whistle, one woman with whistle. Hand drum.

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

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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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Four brothers in Mbungu, East Africa

Phototype: Postcard (colored). Format: 13,9 X 8,8. Description: 5 African women standing on the riverbank in a forest, dressed with long robes. Remark: Publisher of the ev. luther. Mission Leipzig, Series Africa No 4.

In: Picture archive >> postcard box

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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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Newly trimmed Aruschaburschen

Photographer: Guth?. Phototype: Photo. Format: 11,0 X 8,2 Description: 4 boys (white face, ear spirals, feathers around head, arrows) pre braided. Storage containers (bananas in background. Reference: 2 plates (1 added later) and cardboard no. 43 ...

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

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Newly trimmed heaths

Photographer: Blumer?. Phototype: Photo. Format: 7,7 X 10,3 Description: 5 boys, 4 dressed or decorated like Maasai or Arusha after circumcision (white face painting, long leather robe, ear spirals, feather headdress, arrow and bow), 1 boy with ca...

In: Picture archive >> Album 2 Leonhard Blumer

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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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Two young Wakamba men in jewellery

Phototype: Photo. Format: 9,8 X 14,8. Description: the same as on the print template pattern book I/ 590, front view, arm and leg spirals, ear, neck and hip jewellery, 1 with arrow and bow, 1 with umbrella. Remark: Up. 284, retouched, miss. Gl. 19...

In: Picture archive >> Templates Sample book

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Wakamba dancer

Phototype: Photo. Format: 11,4 X 8,3 Description: Group of people, men and boys, in front 2 young men and 2 young women, arm spirals, rattles on legs, necklace, scarves around hips. Remark: Neg. A 472.

In: Picture archive >> Templates Sample book

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Wakamba dancer

Phototype: Plate and cardboard. Format: cardboard 13,4 X 9,3. Description: Men and women, decorated, in rows one behind the other.

In: Picture archive >> negative box

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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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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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