cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57865
title: Preaching, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: „Kraalpredigt vor Heiden, sitzend mit Hut auf dem Kopfe der Häuptling J. Jumba von Tabase“ („Kraal preaching in front of the heathens, sitting with hat on the head the chief J. Jumba from Tabase”). A group of people, predominantly men, are sitting on the ground next to some huts. Most of them are wearing draperies. Four men are standing, three of them in coats and with hats.; Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Blohm, born in 1884 in Keffenbrinck (Germany), was a carpenter. In 1911 he married Marie Bürger. He started his missionary work in 1911 in Unyamwezi (East Africa). After being imprisoned by the Belgians from 1916 till 1917 he returned to Germany. From 1922 till 1945 he worked as a missionary in Baziya (South Africa). He died in Baziya in 1945.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57126
title: Baca women, South Africa East, 1929

description: „Baca-Frauen“ („Baca women“). Two women standing next to a building, wearing headdresses and patterned draperies, having braided hair. One of them is carrying a baby on her back. The other one is only half visible.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57169
title: House in Silo, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: “Besseres Kaffer-Haus in Silo” (“Better Kaffir house in Silo”). Two women and four children standing or sitting next to a house. In the middle of the picture two girls are mashing food. The woman on the right is doing something at the window. The woman at the entrance is holding an object in her hands. The child on the left is sitting and holding a bowl in her hands. Two pots are put in front of her. Maybe she is eating. Some plants are to both sides of the entrance.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57127
title: Women during the love-feast, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: „Die Frauen beim Liebesmahl. Die Mädchen essen in der Schule“ („The women during the love-feast. The girls are eating in school“). A group of women and girls next to a building: The women are sitting and eating, the girls are mainly standing and looking in the photographer's direction. Some of the girls are wearing uniform dresses. A dog next to the group of the women.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57209
title: Church elders in East London Location, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: „Kirchenälteste etc. in East London Location“ („Church elders etc. in East London Location“). About twenty people sitting or standing next to a building. The men are wearing suits, the women diverse costumes and headdresses. Two children in the left corner in the front. Behind the group other people and hills and trees in the background.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57120
title: Assembly in Tinana, South Africa East, 1927

description: „Versammlung in Tinana (am 17.2.1927). Colonel Worn richtet Ansprache an E. Zibi und Anhänger (Amerikaner): ’If you want to have a fight you can have it as much as you like’. Johannes Sidinane (des alten Zibi Sohn) Oberhäuptling der Mluti erklärte E. Zibi für einen Rebellen“ („Assembly in Tinana (17.2.1927). Colonel Worn is addressing the speech to E. Zibi and his followers (Americans): ’If you want to have a fight you can have it as much as you like’. Johannes Sidinane (the old Zibi's son) paramount chief of the Mluti declared E. Zibi for a rebel"). A crowd of people standing. Some women in dresses and draperies and dogs in the foreground. Several children a bit further away on the right side. All the men in the background are wearing the same hats. Further in the background a building. Trees around.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57205
title: Day nursery, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: “Kleinkindschule in Baziya” (“Day nursery in Baziya”). Group portrait of fifteen children, predominantly girls, and one woman. Six children are sitting, the others are standing. The girls are mainly dressed in light coloured clothes, the woman is wearing a dark long skirt, a light coloured blouse and a hat. One bigger child on the left side of the picture is also wearing a hat. In the background trees.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57124
title: Two Baca women, South Africa East, 1929

description: „Zwei Baca-Frauen“ („Two Baca women“). Two women in indigenous costumes standing: long dresses of striped draperies, shawls on their shoulders, special headdresses and necklaces. Behind them trees.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57213
title: Circumcision dances (1), South Africa East, 1925

description: „Beschneidungstänze im Kaffer-Land“ („Circumcision dances in Kaffir land“). Three men standing in a row in front of a hut, wearing special masks and holding spears in their right hand. Apparently, their bodies are painted white. They are dancing. Next to the hut another young man sitting, wrapped in a blanket or a fur, with a white painted face, watching the dancers. Next to him on the right three children wrapped in draperies and a dog.; Hans-Peter Schärf (1898-1945) was a mission artisan of the Moravian Brethren. He served as head of the joinery in Rungwe and was married to Anna Gertrud, née Sikora (born 1904). -- An initiation costume like those in the photograph is part of the collection of the "Völkerkundemuseum Herrnhut".; cf. picture no. IMP-HRN-oN-SAO-00744b
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57941
title: Silinga's daughter, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: „Ein lachendes Kaffer-Mädchen, Tochter des Evangelisten Silinga“ („A laughing Kaffir girl, daughter of the evangelist Silinga“). A little girl with short hair, wearing a dark shirt and a light coloured shirt over it, holding a big stick in her right hand. She is laughing.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m6637
title: Workers from Inamwanga, Tanzania, ca.1929-1930

description: "Arbeiter aus Inamwanga auf dem Weg nach Dodoma. (Reisebild)" ("Workers from Inamwanga on the way to Dodoma. (Travel picture)"). Seven Africans lined up across a road, behind them a loaded truck.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57173
title: Brother L. Marx and his trooper, Tabase, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: „Br. L. Marx und sein Achterreiter nach der Kircheinweihung in Tabase im Begriff nach Tinana zurückzukehren“ („Brother L. Marx and his trooper after the church inauguration in Tabase in the act of returning to Tinana”). Two men on horses, wearing hats, jackets, trousers and boots, holding a bundle in front of them. Behind them a little wall, a fence or a gate, trees and buildings.; Christian Ludwig Marx, born in 1853 in Niesky (Germany), was a mechanic and a teacher. In 1884 he married Luise Boßhardt in Niesky. In the same year he started his missionary work in Silo. From 1887 until 1901 he leaded the station in Bethesda. In 1901/1902 he was on vacation in Germany. From 1903 until 1920 he was head of the station in Tinana. He returned to Germany in 1921 and died in Herrnhut in 1937.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57175
title: Bible reading club, Tabase, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: „Tabase. Bibelleseverein“ („Tabase. Bible reading club“). Group portrait of seventeen people in front of a house. The majority are women in diverse dresses. Some of them are holding books in their hands. Most of the persons are sitting on the stairs to the entrance of the house. Only six are standing next to the sitting persons, three on each side. On the right side a boy standing, holding a flower in his right hand. Nobody is smiling.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57214
title: Circumcision dances (2), South Africa East, 1925

description: „Beschneidungstänze im Kaffer-Land“ („Circumcision dances in Kaffir land“). Three men standing in a row in front of a hut, wearing special masks and holding spears in their right hand. Apparently, their bodies are painted white. They are raising their arms and are dancing.; Hans-Peter Schärf (1898-1945) was a mission artisan of the Moravian Brethren. He served as head of the joinery in Rungwe and was married to Anna Gertrud, née Sikora (born 1904). -- An initiation costume like those in the photograph is part of the collection of the "Völkerkundemuseum Herrnhut".; cf. picture no. IMP-HRN-oN-SAO-00744a.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57212
title: The bell and a group of Christians in front of it, Silo, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: „Silo. Die Glocke und eine Gruppe Christen davor“ („Silo. The bell and a group of Christians in front of it“). Group portrait of about forty people in diverse clothes. A construction with a bell is installed behind them. In the background hills and trees.; [The picture is faded.]
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57948
title: Tembu woman with child, Baziya, South Africa East, January 1934

description: „Baziya. Januar 1934. Heidnische Tembu-Frau mit Kind. Seitl. Frontaufnahme“ („Baziya. January in 1934. Heathen Tembu woman with child. Sideways frontal shot“). A woman, wearing draperies, a wristband, a necklace and a headdress, is carrying a child on her back. A building and plants behind.; Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Blohm, born in 1884 in Keffenbrinck (Germany), was a carpenter. In 1911 he married Marie Bürger. He started his missionary work in 1911 in Unyamwezi (East Africa). After being imprisoned by the Belgians from 1916 till 1917 he returned to Germany. From 1922 till 1945 he worked as a missionary in Baziya (South Africa). He died in Baziya in 1945.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m1472
title: Post Office in main street in Toamasina, Madagascar, 1896

description: "Hovedgaden i Tamatave" ( "The main street in Tamatave").  On the sign over the Post Office door it says,"Bureau de Poste". There are also some railroad rails in the street.  A special lampholder is hanging over the Post Office sign.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57937
title: Marelane, son of a chief and elected succeeding chief, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: „Marelane, ein Häuptlingssohn und gewählter zukünftiger Häuptling“ („Marelane, a son of a chief and elected succeeding chief“). A boy with short hair, standing barefoot next to a house wall, wearing shorts, a blouse and a jacket, holding a book and a slate in his left hand.; Richard Paul Moths, born in 1872 in Kösen (Germany), was a carpenter. In 1899 he married Helene Ledoux. From 1900 till 1948 he worked as a missionary in South Africa East (Silo, Baziya, Tabase). He died in 1950 in South Africa.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57912
title: Tembu with bag, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: „Tembu mit Beutel“ („Tembu with bag“). A man with a beard, wearing a drapery (only one shoulder is covered), a bangle, a bag around his neck and a cap.; Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Blohm, born in 1884 in Keffenbrinck (Germany), was a carpenter. In 1911 he married Marie Bürger. He started his missionary work in 1911 in Unyamwezi (East Africa). After being imprisoned by the Belgians from 1916 till 1917 he returned to Germany. From 1922 till 1945 he worked as a missionary in Baziya (South Africa). He died in Baziya in 1945.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57174
title: Tabase has won the singer shield in 1928, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: “Tabase hat den Sängerschild 1928 gewonnen.“ („Tabase has won the singer shield in 1928“). A group portrait of about thirty young people, standing or sitting in front of a building. The girls are uniformly dressed in light coloured shirts and dark skirts, the boys and the man in the middle of the picture are dressed in suits. Two girls in the foreground are holding a shield, apparently the singer shield. A girl behind them is holding an object, maybe a photo, in her hands. Two girls on the left side are holding another object in front of them, maybe it is a drum. At the entrance of the building a sign with the inscription “Tabase Moravian School”.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57895
title: Men coming home from shopping, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: „Vom Einkauf heimkehrender Kaffer auf seinem mit Wollsäcken beladenem Reittier“ („A Kaffir coming home from shopping with his mount loaded with wool bags“). A man, wearing trousers, a cap, wrapped in a blanket, sitting on a light coloured horse which is standing on a road. The horse is loaded with bags on each side. The road is fringed by fences and trees.; Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Blohm, born in 1884 in Keffenbrinck (Germany), was a carpenter. In 1911 he married Marie Bürger. He started his missionary work in 1911 in Unyamwezi (East Africa). After being imprisoned by the Belgians from 1916 till 1917 he returned to Germany. From 1922 till 1945 he worked as a missionary in Baziya (South Africa). He died in Baziya in 1945.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57923
title: Tembu girl, wearing less ornaments than the Fingu girls, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: „Tembu-Mädchen, weniger Schmuck tragend als die Fingu-Mädchen“ („Tembu girl, wearing less ornaments than the Fingu girls“). A woman, wearing a drapery with fringes, bangles on her arms, necklaces, earrings and a headdress, standing next to a building.; Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Blohm, born in 1884 in Keffenbrinck (Germany), was a carpenter. In 1911 he married Marie Bürger. He started his missionary work in 1911 in Unyamwezi (East Africa). After being imprisoned by the Belgians from 1916 till 1917 he returned to Germany. From 1922 till 1945 he worked as a missionary in Baziya (South Africa). He died in Baziya in 1945.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m1037
title: Soavinandriana Hospital, London Missionary Society, Antananarivo, Madagascar, ca.1890

description: "Soavinandriana - hospital" ("Soavinandriana - Hospital"). London Missionary Society was built in the late 1880's. The Medical Mission Academy probably started here at this new hospital by English and Norwegian doctors. The hospital was taken over by the French colonial power in 1896 and was never given back.; Hospital complexes in the front. Some of these buildings can still be seen now (2003). In the background we can see the various hills in Tananarive.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57913
title: Tembu youth in adornment, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: „Tembu-Jüngling im Schmuck“ („Tembu youth in adornment“). A young man standing, wearing draperies, a headdress, earrings and many bangles on his arms, rings and necklaces. His arms are leaning on a stick.; Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Blohm, born in 1884 in Keffenbrinck (Germany), was a carpenter. In 1911 he married Marie Bürger. He started his missionary work in 1911 in Unyamwezi (East Africa). After being imprisoned by the Belgians from 1916 till 1917 he returned to Germany. From 1922 till 1945 he worked as a missionary in Baziya (South Africa). He died in Baziya in 1945.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m56963
title: Mrs. Msi, Wittekleybosch, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: „Frau Msi, Wittekleybosch“ („Mrs. Msi, Wittekleybosch“). A woman, wearing a light coloured costume and a dark headdress is sitting next to a fence in front of a house. On the right side of the picture a child in a light coloured costume, only half visible. Trees are in between.; Richard Paul Moths, born in 1872 in Kösen (Germany), was a carpenter. In 1899 he married Helene Ledoux. From 1900 till 1948 he worked as a missionary in South Africa East (Silo, Baziya, Tabase). He died in 1950 in South Africa.; c.f. pictures nos. IMP-HRN-BOX-SAO-8-11442, -11444.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57883
title: Fingu girl with medicine bottle on her head, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: „Fingu-Mädchen mit Medizinflasche auf dem Kopf“ („Fingu girl with medicine bottle on her head“). A woman standing, wearing a drapery, necklaces and a headdress, carrying a bottle on her head. In the background a building and plants.; Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Blohm, born in 1884 in Keffenbrinck (Germany), was a carpenter. In 1911 he married Marie Bürger. He started his missionary work in 1911 in Unyamwezi (East Africa). After being imprisoned by the Belgians from 1916 till 1917 he returned to Germany. From 1922 till 1945 he worked as a missionary in Baziya (South Africa). He died in Baziya in 1945.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57914
title: Xhosa woman, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: „Xhosa-Frau“ („Xhosa woman“). A woman, wearing a drapery, a blanket with fringes on her shoulder, bangles, necklaces, earrings and a headdress.; Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Blohm, born in 1884 in Keffenbrinck (Germany), was a carpenter. In 1911 he married Marie Bürger. He started his missionary work in 1911 in Unyamwezi (East Africa). After being imprisoned by the Belgians from 1916 till 1917 he returned to Germany. From 1922 till 1945 he worked as a missionary in Baziya (South Africa). He died in Baziya in 1945.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57929
title: Elias Mzuku with his brother’s family, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: „Elias Mzuku mit der Familie seines Bruders (E.M. in Zylinder)“ („Elias Mzuku with his brother’s family (E.M. in top hat)“). Group portrait of three men, one woman and one boy next to a hut. One man and the woman are sitting, the others are standing behind. The woman is wearing draperies and a headdress, the man left to her is wearing a coat and a hat. The two men behind are wearing suits and hats. The boy is dressed in a suit, too.; Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Blohm, born in 1884 in Keffenbrinck (Germany), was a carpenter. In 1911 he married Marie Bürger. He started his missionary work in 1911 in Unyamwezi (East Africa). After being imprisoned by the Belgians from 1916 till 1917 he returned to Germany. From 1922 till 1945 he worked as a missionary in Baziya (South Africa). He died in Baziya in 1945.--Elias Mzuku, coming from Tembuland, was an Evangelist in Xentu (South Africa).
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m1474
title: Missionaries on board the steamship "Zanzibar", 1896-07

description: "Passagerer paa dampsk. "Zanzibar", juli 1896" ( "Passengers on board the steamship  "Zanzibar", July 1896"). Missionaries on their departure to Madagascar.; The missionaries are sitting on deck under a canvas because of the sun. Sitting from the left: Aagot Kjeldseth (Joergensen)1870-1957, Julie Smith  1873-1920, Martha Meeg 1855-1950  with her children. Standing from the left:  (?) ,  Hans Smith 1868-1956, Martin Meeg 1851-1924, Agnete Petersen 1866-1944 and Peter A.G.Petersen 1864-1950.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57910
title: Two girls with adornments, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: „2 Kaffer-Mädchen mit Hals- und Armschmuck“ („2 Kaffir girls with necklaces and bracelets“). A woman standing, wearing a skirt with belts, pearled belts and a little bag around her waist, bangles on her arms, several necklaces and a headdress. She is having scars on the upper part of her body and her face is painted white. On her head she is carrying a basket. Right to her a child standing, wearing a drapery around its waist, bangles, a necklace and a headdress, holding and playing an indigenous violin.; Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Blohm, born in 1884 in Keffenbrinck (Germany), was a carpenter. In 1911 he married Marie Bürger. He started his missionary work in 1911 in Unyamwezi (East Africa). After being imprisoned by the Belgians from 1916 till 1917 he returned to Germany. From 1922 till 1945 he worked as a missionary in Baziya (South Africa). He died in Baziya in 1945.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57947
title: Candilanga, a Tembu subchief, Baziya, South Africa East, 1933

description: „Baziya. Candilanga, ein Tembu-Unterhäuptling nach Besuch der Weihnachtskirche, ist ungetauft“ („Baziya. Candilanga, a Tembu subchief after visiting the Christmas church, is unbaptized”). A man with short, graying hair, wearing a coat or a jacket. Behind him trees.; Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Blohm, born in 1884 in Keffenbrinck (Germany), was a carpenter. In 1911 he married Marie Bürger. He started his missionary work in 1911 in Unyamwezi (East Africa). After being imprisoned by the Belgians from 1916 till 1917 he returned to Germany. From 1922 till 1945 he worked as a missionary in Baziya (South Africa). He died in Baziya in 1945.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m1610
title: Old guest house and Mission Station, Antsirabe, Madagascar, ca.1895

description: "Antsirabe stationshus og kirke, det gamle hospital"  ("Antsirabe Mission Station and Church, the old hospital"). This is positively wrong, because the old hospital  would be to the left and out of sight in this image.; To the left: the old guest house. The Antsirabe Mission Station is in the middle of the picture by the tall tree.  Furthest to the right: the church - you can see the tower or steeple. The guest house was built in 1888 to be used together with the healthy warm springs nearby in the valley. The building was later on ( from 1929 to 1955) used by the Norwegian School for missionary children. Demolished in 1974. The house was made of  bricks that were not burned.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m1033
title: Confirmation picture of young girls at Antsahamanitra Girls' School, Antananarivo, Madagascar, 1897-10-30

description: Confirmation picture of young girls on October 30, 1897. Sitting from left is Ida. She was Marie Theodora Siqueland's 1862-1911 foster child.; Antsahamanitra Girls' School  was established in 1872 by Johanna Borchgrevink 1836-1924 and led by her until 1912. Hundreds of Malagasy girls were taken care of and given education during this long period.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57878
title: Child with burnt back, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: „Kind mit verbranntem Rücken. Die Decke hatte Feuer gefangen. Ehe die Mutter mit dem Kind hierher kam, hat sie erst 14 Tage lang mit Kuhmist eingeschmiert“ („Child with burnt back. The blanket had caught fire. Before the mother came here with the child, she anointed it with cow dung fourteen days along“). A naked child standing with its back to the photographer. Parts of its back and neck are brighter than the rest of its skin. In front of it a woman, wearing draperies, a headdress, a bangle and a necklace, kneeling.; Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Blohm, born in 1884 in Keffenbrinck (Germany), was a carpenter. In 1911 he married Marie Bürger. He started his missionary work in 1911 in Unyamwezi (East Africa). After being imprisoned by the Belgians from 1916 till 1917 he returned to Germany. From 1922 till 1945 he worked as a missionary in Baziya (South Africa). He died in Baziya in 1945.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57901
title: Tembu girl plastering the house, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: “Tembu-Mädchen beim Verputzen des Hauses, das Grasdach ist mit Steinen beschwert“ („Tembu girl plastering the house, the grass roof is weighted with stones“). A young woman standing next to a hut. She is wearing short draperies, a little headdress, bangles and necklaces. Her body is dirty, sprinkled with the plaster. A bucket in front of her. Two ropes with stones tied on their ends are hanging down from the roof. On the left side of the picture one can see the shadow of the photographer. Plants (maybe aloe) in the background.; Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Blohm, born in 1884 in Keffenbrinck (Germany), was a carpenter. In 1911 he married Marie Bürger. He started his missionary work in 1911 in Unyamwezi (East Africa). After being imprisoned by the Belgians from 1916 till 1917 he returned to Germany. From 1922 till 1945 he worked as a missionary in Baziya (South Africa). He died in Baziya in 1945.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57869
title: Member of a girls collective of East London, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: “Mitglied eines Mädchenvereins von East London (Tochter des Helfers Nyakwana)“ („Member of a girls collective of East London (daughter of the assistant Nyakwana)“). A young woman, wearing a shirt, a jacket and a headdress.; Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Blohm, born in 1884 in Keffenbrinck (Germany), was a carpenter. In 1911 he married Marie Bürger. He started his missionary work in 1911 in Unyamwezi (East Africa). After being imprisoned by the Belgians from 1916 till 1917 he returned to Germany. From 1922 till 1945 he worked as a missionary in Baziya (South Africa). He died in Baziya in 1945.
DOI: 10.25549/impa-m57919
title: Woman railing against the photographing, South Africa East, [s.d.]

description: „Tembu-Frau mit Schmucknarben schimpfend wegen des Fotografierens“ („Tembu woman with adornment scars railing against the photographing“). Two women, wearing draperies, bangles, earrings and headdresses. The one in front is having scars on her arm. The other one is only half visible.; Wilhelm Friedrich Karl Blohm, born in 1884 in Keffenbrinck (Germany), was a carpenter. In 1911 he married Marie Bürger. He started his missionary work in 1911 in Unyamwezi (East Africa). After being imprisoned by the Belgians from 1916 till 1917 he returned to Germany. From 1922 till 1945 he worked as a missionary in Baziya (South Africa). He died in Baziya in 1945.