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Title
Matheo and Iwesi, 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
"Matheo und Iwesi (sitzend) mit ihren Brautwerbern" ("Matheo and Iwesi (sitting) with their marriage brokers"). Matheo and Iwesi are sitting on a mat in front of a hut with a thatched roof. One marriage broker is standing on each side. All men are wearing long, white clothes and a hat, Iwesi is also wearing a white cloth. The marriage broker on the right is holding a closed umbrella, the one on the left is holding a stick.
Type
image
Format
photographic prints
11 x 7.7 cm
photographs
Identifier
impa-m14605 [Legacy record ID]
IMP-HRN-BOX-UNY-1-02551
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m14605
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/IMP-HRN-BOX-UNY-1-02551.jpg
Subject
Indigenous populations
Marriage
Customs and traditions
Group portraits
Place
Africa
Tanzania
uncategorized: Unyamwezi
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Photographs of the Moravian Church, Herrnhut, Germany, ca.1890-1940
diapositive no 2551, f
impa-m76

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