House of a parish elder, Moshi, Tanzania, ca.1913-1938

"Haus eines Gemeindeältesten in Moschi" ("House of a parish elder in Moshi"). Traditional round grass house with a cross on top. On the left side a small grass hut. Hedgerow with cross marking the entrance. Five adults and three children on the compound in frontof the house.; 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