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“Group taken Sept 29th at Chogoria at the time of the conflict over ‘irua’ [female circumcision] & politics. Dr Arthur, Chogoria staff, the ministers & others who came out with Dr Arthur, and the Chogoria elders, deacons and evangelists who came out on the side of the church against the bitter antagonism of 90% of our adherents, and the whole of their tribe.” “[Back row L to R] Marion Wamaiua, Maina, Samsoni, Gideon & wife, Samsoni, Priscilla, Dr Arthur, Samweli, Ernest, Arthur & wife, Willie & wife. [Middle row L to R] Musa & wife, Jonathan & wife, ACI [Archibald Clive Irvine], MJI [Margaret Joyce Irvine], MBM [Rita Butter-Malcolm], Rev Solomon & wife, Gerishom, Wilson & wife, Samuel, Mwangi. [Front row L to R] Richard, Amos, Johana, Filipo, Phereo, Ayubu, Elija, Nafutali.” Group portrait of the Chogoria staff outside the old church. ❧ Image from the collection of Dr Archibald Clive Irvine (1893-1974) showing the early years of the Chogoria mission, established near Mt Kenya in 1922 and run by Dr Irvine, ministering to the Chuka and Mwimbi peoples.
Arthur, John William, Medical Missionary, Kikuyu, Kenya, 1881-1952 Irvine, Archibald Clive, missionary, Chogoria, 1893-1974 Health care Circumcisions Group portraits Meetings
Time Period
1929-09-29
Place
Africa Chogoria Eastern Province Kenya
Source
Acc.12016/7 [Reference number] NLS DOD ID: 97124962 [File]
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