Instruction of men amongst the Chaga, Tanzania, ca.1913-1938

"Symbolische Handlung der Wadschagga bei der Männerlehre" ("Symbolic action of the Wachaga at the instruction of men"). Five men dressed in cloths, partly in combination with trousers. One man demonstrating something using a long stick. Set in a banana grove.; In correlation with photos nos. 778 and 779, album no. 3. -- Wilhelm Guth (1888-1980), from Zeiskam in the Rhineland Palatinate, studied commerce before joining the Leipzig Mission as a pastor. He served in Gonja (southern Pare) from 1913 to 1917 and from 1927 to 1938. He left a large number of photographs, mostly taken by himself but including some by members of his family or fellow missionaries.