This boy with his remarkable hair-cut is looking after the cattle of an Mbororo man. He spends the whole day in the open air with the cattle, and must take care that none of the animals get lost. Thus the children grow up with no schooling.

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Title	This boy with his remarkable hair-cut is looking after the cattle of an Mbororo man. He spends the whole day in the open air with the cattle, and must take care that none of the animals get lost. Thus the children grow up with no schooling.
Type of title	translation
Original caption	Dieser Knabe mit der merkwürdigen Haarfrisur hütet die Viehherde eines Mbororo-Mannes. Er ist den ganzen Tag in der freien Natur, bei der Herde & muss achtgeben, dass sich keines der Tiere verlaufe. So wachsen die Kinder ohne jede Schulbildung heran.
Description	Note: "... a. d. Station Kishong." (E-30-0,4).; Note translation: "... on the Kishong Mission Station." (E-30-0,4). - The bushel of hair allows Allah to get hold of the child and haul him straight up into heaven....(PV 03.2002).; Stamped: "Museum der Basler Mission, Basel, Missionsstrasse 21."
Subject (bmpixs)	boy boys' wear hairstyle herdsman portrait child
Geographic subject	Mbororo {people}
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	Kishong {place}
Coverage date	1932/1937
Photographer (bmpixn)	Zürcher, Wilhelm (Mr)
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1932/1937
Type	images
Format	b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver; 11.0 x 8.0 cm.
Legacy record ID	impa-m30170
Part of collection	International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Part of subcollection	Historical Photographs from the Basel Mission
Part of official series	Cameroon. Land, people, religion. 5 Photographs by Zürcher. A) Land, nature, plants, animals, landscapes, places; b) the life of the people; c) religion.
Part of repository	mission 21 / Basel Mission
Reference number	E-30.85.146
Rights	All the images (photographic and non-photographic) made available in this collection are the property of the Basel Mission and are managed by mission 21. mission 21 / Basel Mission claim copyright on the images in their possession and require those publishing any of the images -- both individuals and organisations -- to pay a user's/copyright fee.
Access conditions	Contact the Archives of mission21 at address mentioned or at info@bmpix.org.
Repository name	mission21
Repository address	mission21, Missionsstrasse 21, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland, tel. (+4161 260 23 09), fax (+4161 260 22 68)
Repository email	info@bmpix.org
Filename	impa-abmpix-21143
Archival file	impa_Volume63/impa-abmpix-21143.tiff

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This boy with his remarkable hair-cut is looking after the cattle of an Mbororo man. He spends the whole day in the open air with the cattle, and must take care that none of the animals get lost. Thus the children grow up with no schooling.

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