Tree felling, Chogoria, Kenya, ca.1926

“This is another of our workmens activities, sawing a hard-wood tree for piles for a house.” Portrait of two workers sawing down a tree. Chogoria was practically self-sufficient in its construction needs as it supplied its own timber and bricks. ❧ 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.

本场景为该传教站工人的作业之一：为搭建房屋桩基而砍伐硬木树木。画面呈现两名工人砍伐树木的场景。乔戈里亚（Chogoria）的建筑物资几乎完全自给自足，可自行供应木材与砖块。本图像出自阿奇博尔德·克莱夫·欧文博士（Dr Archibald Clive Irvine，1893-1974）的藏品，展现了乔戈里亚传教站的早期发展风貌。该传教站于1922年建于肯尼亚山（Mt Kenya）附近，由欧文博士主持运营，旨在为丘卡族（Chuka）与姆温比族（Mwimbi）民众提供传教服务。