Women with painted faces in front of a hut, South Africa, [s.d.]

"Heidnische Kafferfrauen reiben Farbe zum Einschmieren des Körpers." ("Heathen Kaffir women grinding paint for smearing the body [with it]."). The picture shows two young women of African origin, their faces partly painted white. On the left an old African woman. All three wear cloths wrapped around their heads and blankets. The old woman sits on a grass mat. The woman on the right wears many metal rings around her arms, especially her right one. She holds a stone in her right hand ready to grind the paint. The women sit in front of a hut. Behind the hut on the right a European woman. Imprinted on the image: "Kaffermädchen farbereibend. S.-Afrika West. No. 653." ("Kaffir girls grinding paint. S[outh] Africa. West. No. 642.").; The photo was taken in the Western part of South Africa.

原德语表述为"Heidnische Kafferfrauen reiben Farbe zum Einschmieren des Körpers"，配套英文注释为"Heathen Kaffir women grinding paint for smearing the body [with it]"，意为"异教徒卡菲尔妇女研磨颜料以涂抹身体"。本图像展示两名非洲裔年轻女性，其面部部分涂有白色颜料；画面左侧为一名非洲老年女性。三人皆以布料缠头，并身披毛毯。老年女性坐于草席之上，右侧女性的双臂佩戴多枚金属环，尤以右臂为甚，其右手握持石块，正准备研磨颜料。三位女性坐在一间棚屋前方，棚屋右侧后方有一名欧洲女性。图像上印有德语文字："Kaffermädchen farbereibend. S.-Afrika West. No. 653."，其对应英文注释为"Kaffir girls grinding paint. S[outh] Africa. West. No. 642."。该照片拍摄于南非西部地区。