Four African men, Utengule, Tanzania, ca. 1898-1914

"Utengule. 4 Arbeitertypen. Kinga (keine Christen)" ("Utengule. 4 types of workers. Kinga (no Christians)"). Portrait of four young men's busts. One of them is wearing a loin cloth made from hide and beads around his neck. Another one is wearing pants and a shirt whereas a third is wearing pants and his shirt rolled down to his hips. All have scarified chests and partly shaved heads; however, their hair styles differ from each other. In the background: a white wall and trees. Imprinted on the image: "3202".; Adolf Ferdinand Stolz (1871-1917) was a mission trader of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine in Ipanya from 1898 to 1902 and in Kyimbila from 1903 to 1914. He was responsible for the plantations in Kyimbila and Rutenganio. In 1898 he married Helene Elisabeth, née Kootz (1872-1899), in 1903 Anna, née Schulze.