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Indigenous population in German East Africa, 1885-1918

Maasai warriors on lion hunt, 1909

Maasai warriors have killed a lion with their spears.

Natives of the Waniamuesi tribe in German East Africa, 1898

Natives of the Waniamuesi in a village in German East Africa, now Tanzania.

African caravan from Kilma, 1905

Native caravan from the hinterland of German East Africa Kilwa, where there were uprisings against the German colonial administration.

Tribal chief Bamwalla, 1884

Chief Bambwalla from German East Africa. The German publicist and colonialist Carl Peters received from him the Useguha territory in the Indian Ocean.

Hut in the jungle near Iringa in the former colony German East Africa

Hut in the jungle near Iringa in the former colony German East Africa. (Today in Tanzania).

Music band in Tangier in German East Africa

Local young men in colonial dress form the music band in Tangier, northeast Tanzania. The photo is undated.

Mothers with babies from the Bakulia tribe, 1908

Native mothers of the Bakulia have their babies tied behind their backs.

Market bustle in Zanzibar

Market bustle on a big market in Zanzibar in German East Africa. The photo is undated.

Locals in Tanga in German East Africa

Man and teenagers in thong in today's eastern Tanzania. The child on the left has a white make-up on the face, which was often done in order to be "visually" more similar to the white colonialist. The photo is undated.

Dance of the Swahili, 1907

Swahili, residents of the East Coast of Africa, during their traditional dance. The white face painting was currently considered an attempt to become "outwardly" similar to the white colonialists.

Festivity of the village chiefs in Dar es Salaam, 1902

Dance of the women at the festival of village chieftains in Dar es Salaam, the capital of German East Africa, in today's Tanzania.

Government School in Dar es Salaam, 1905

Relaxation class in the government school of Dar es Salaam in German East Africa. Children can be seen on the playground in typical black African, Arab and European clothing.

Barber in German East Africa, 1907

A barber of Arab descent with his client of black African descent in German East Africa.

Native mayor and his secretary in German East Africa, 1911

A mayor and his secretary in front of his office building in German East Africa, in today's northeastern Tanzania. They both wear Omani Arab clothing. The Arab minority was at that time the upper class over the black African population.

Cottage camp of the Wanyamwezi near Daressalam in German East Africa, 1900

The hut camp of natives from the tribe of Wanyamwezi in front of the capital of German East Africa Dar es Salaam.

Carriers crossing the river in German East Africa, 1908

A carrier column made up of locals crossing a river in East Africa.

Carrier of an expedition to Lake Victoria, probably 30s

A carrier column of native men in German East Africa, in present-day Uganda, on the way from the end of the road to Lake Victoria. Presumably a moviestill, undated.

Native refugees in the German mission station Bagamoyo, 1888

Natives in huts in the palm grove of the German mission station to Bagamoyo in today's Tanzania. The people sought protection here from the Buschiris (after their leader Abushiri ibn Salim al-Harthi) who opposed the German occupation.

Tribal chief Bamwalla of Useguha, 1884

The tribal chief Bambwalla of Useguha, in today's Tanzania. At the end of 1884 he handed over to German colonialist Dr. Carl Peters the sovereign rights over his territory. Similar contracts were signed in the same year in the Usagara, Ukami and Nguru areas.

Road workers in East Africa, 1938

Road workers in German East Africa. Some have painted their faces with white ash paste. They believe their appearance is getting closer to the European occupiers this way.

Aboriginal women from German East Africa, circa 1930s

Women from the territory of the Wandorrobbe in today's Tanzania. They wear typical necklaces. The photo is undated, probably in the 1930s

A Maasai woman gets water, 1938

A woman from the Maasai tribe collecting water. This was usually the duty of women, who often had to walk for miles. Moviestill.

European in his house in the colony of East Africa, 1909

A white man, possibly a colonial officer, sitting at the coffee table in a house built in local style in the German colony of German East Africa.

Warriors of the Maasai, 1938

Warrior of the Maasai tribe in German East Africa in the present-day Tanzania.

Woman stamps corn in German East Africa, circa 1930s

A native woman stamps corn in the Askari camp in Mbeya in German East Africa, today the southern highlands of Tanzania. The photo is undated.

School in the colony of German East Africa, 1914

A black teacher in front of pupils in a classroom of the Evangelical mission station Wuga in Usambara in March 1914. On the wall are portraits of Emperor Wilhelm II and Empress Augusta Victoria.

Askari camp in Mbeya in German East Africa

Askari camp in the Tanganyika Territory in German East Africa, today in Mbeya in the southern highlands of Tanzania. Corn is spread on the mat. The photo is undated.

In front of the hut of a village elder in German East Africa, 19th century

Natives in front of the hut of a village elder in German East Africa. Front right presumably: Carl Peters. The photo is undated.

Natives in German East Africa

Group photo of natives in German East Africa. The photo is undated.

Musinga, King of Rwanda, 1912

Yushi V. Musinga (Mzinga), king of Rwanda, near the flag of the German Empire in German East-Africa.

German School in Dar-es-Salaam, 1903

A German teacher educates black students in a school. On the wall above the blackboard hang the pictures of Kaiser Wilhelm II and the Empress.

Massai with spears, 1938

Two men of the Massai tribe with their spears, the only hunting weapon.

African women in German East-Africa, 1908

African women who have dressed up for the "N'Gomatanz".

Women washing in German East-Africa, 1908

Washing day in Magila in German East-Africa.

Execution in German East Africa

A drum head court martial controls the execution of three Africans. At the branch of a mango tree loops are attached, where the condemned are hanged. In the background and on the right soldiers of a Company-Askari can be seen, on the left, German officials and military officers of the court.

German East Africa

German East Africa as a German settlement. The photo shows the settlement in Usambara.