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Title
A polygamist, Unyamwezi, Tanzania
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
Contact: Moravian Archives at http://www.archiv.ebu.de
Moravian Archives, Unitätsarchiv
Moravian Archives, Unitätsarchiv, Zittauer Straße 24, 02747, Herrnhut, Germany
http://www.archiv.ebu.de
unitaetsarchiv@ebu.de
Description
"Ein Polygamist mit vier von seinen sieben Frauen" ("A polygamist with four of his seven wives"). The man and his wives in front of a round hut with a thatched roof. The man with a scarf around his head is sitting on the left, two of his wives are sitting next to him, the other two are standing behind them.
Type
image
Format
photographic prints
11.1 x 8.2 cm
photographs
Identifier
impa-m14648 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-HRN-BOX-UNY-1-02739
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m14648
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-HRN-BOX-UNY-1-02739.jpg
Subject
Indigenous populations
Polygamy
Marriage
Group portraits
Place
Africa
Tanzania
Unknown
uncategorized: Unyamwezi
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs of the Moravian Church, Herrnhut, Germany, ca.1890-1940
diapositive no. 2739, f
impa-m76

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