Lot n° 114
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TANZANIA - CARL VINCENTI 1871-1940 Set of photographs of Ger - Lot 114
TANZANIA - CARL VINCENTI 1871-1940 Set of photographs of German East Africa featuring portraits and traditional scenes, 1900-1902.
Portrait of Sultan Rumaliza known as "The Exterminator", Swahilis in traditional dress with masks and headdresses, scarified Magwangwara man, man in Maniema, Yao woman, man among the papaya trees, under a eucalyptus tree, Swahili couple. Photographs. 10 vintage silver prints by Vincenti, 6 with the author's stamp in the negative. Images: 20.5 x 14.2 cm; sheets: 23.7 x 18 cm Vincenti was a German photographer active in Dar es Salaam in German East Africa (present-day Tanzania) from 1894 to 1907. He produced photographs of daily life, ceremonies and portraits, both of Africans from different ethnic groups and of local authorities. He is particularly renowned for the quality of his portraits, which can be taken in the studio or in the open air. Vincenti's photographs were later distributed in the form of postcards.
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