Chief of Ndungu with retinue, Tanzania, 1927

"Häuptling von Ndungu (schwarz) mit Gefolge (Südpare)" ("Chief of Ndungu (black) with retinue (South Pare)"). A group of eight men wearing 'kanzu', one of them carrying an umbrella, and a player of a wind-instrument. In the background spectators at a house thatched with plant fiber.; Cf. photo no. 879, album no. 3. For the musician cf. photo no. 878, album no. 3. For the retinue cf. photo no. 905, 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.