An African Baby, Kenya, ca.1905-ca.1940

"A typical African baby" Portrait photograph of an African baby sitting on a rug on the ground. The baby is sitting up and looking at the camera.; This belongs to a series of Church of Scotland Foreign Missions Committee lantern slides relating to the Kikuyu Mission in Kenya, which was set up by Church of Scotland missionaries. Hospitals were established by Scottish missionaries in Kikuyu in 1908, in Tumutumu in 1909, and in Chogoria in 1922. The missionaries also introduced the Presbyterian Church to the area. The Kikuyu are Kenya’s most populous ethnic group.

「典型非洲婴儿」：一张非洲婴儿坐在地面地毯上的肖像照，婴儿正坐起身并望向镜头。该影像属于苏格兰教会海外传教委员会（Church of Scotland Foreign Missions Committee）的系列幻灯幻灯片，主题为肯尼亚基库尤传教站（Kikuyu Mission），该传教站由苏格兰教会传教士设立。苏格兰传教士分别于1908年在基库尤、1909年在图穆图穆、1922年在乔戈里亚建立医院。传教士同时还将长老会（Presbyterian Church）引入该地区。基库尤族是肯尼亚人口最多的族群。