African homestead, Tanzania, ca.1893-1920

Photograph of an African fenced homestead. To the left a small hemispherical thatched hut is visible. An elderly woman and a small child are sitting next to its low entrance, a young woman is standing beside them. Behind in the middle a small shelter can be seen. Three children are sitting under its thatched roof. To the right another hut is partly visible. Behind the fence in the background are banana plants and trees.; Cf. picture no. IIh/41 Druckvorlagenmusterbuch, Leipzig Mission.

本摄影作品展现了一处非洲围栏式居住院落。画面左侧可见一座小型半球形茅草屋：一位老年妇女与一名幼童正坐在其低矮的入口旁，另有一名年轻女子立于二人身侧。院落中部后方设有一处小型遮蔽棚，三名孩童正坐于其茅草顶棚之下。画面右侧另有一座茅草屋仅部分可见。背景围栏后方生长着香蕉植株与林木。参见莱比锡传教团所藏编号IIh/41的《Druckvorlagenmusterbuch》（印刷模板样本册）中的配图。