Sorcerer treating a sick person, Tanzania, ca.1913-1938

"Zauberer bei der Krankenbehandlung" ("Sorcerer treating a sick person"). Pare sorcerer adorned with braids and holding a fly-switch laying his hand on the head of a woman who is sitting in front of him. Other persons sitting and standing close by.; 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