Newly circumcised boys, Arusha, Tanzania, ca.1913-1938

"Neubeschnittene Aruschaburschen" ("Newly circumcised Arusha boys"). Four boys with white painted faces wearing feathers around their heads and ear spirals and holding arrows. In front of a woven storage bin. In the background banana plants.; 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.

"Neubeschnittene Aruschaburschen"（英文原注："Newly circumcised Arusha boys"，意为"刚接受割礼的阿鲁沙男孩"）：四名面部涂白、头戴羽饰、佩戴螺旋耳饰且手持箭矢的男孩，背景为编织储物筐，远景可见芭蕉植株。威廉·古特（Wilhelm Guth，1888-1980）来自莱茵兰-普法尔茨州（Rhineland Palatinate）的蔡斯坎姆（Zeiskam），早年修习商科，后以牧师身份加入莱比锡传教团（Leipzig Mission）。1913年至1917年及1927年至1938年期间，他曾在贡贾（Gonja，帕雷南部地区）任职。古特留存有大量摄影作品，其中绝大多数由其本人拍摄，另有少量作品出自其家人或传教同仁之手。