DESCRIPTION

1. Period
1.1. 1849-1883 Pre-colonial
1.2. 1884-1899 German colonialism
1.3. 1900-1914/18 Establishment of power/colonial rule
1.4. 1919-1936 German colonial revisionism: between 1933 and 1937 (cf. Akten des Reichskolonialamts: Forschungsreise Dr. Schober nach Togo und Kamerun (1933-1937)).
2. Geography/Map/Regions of Togo
2.1. General
2.2. Togo German, British: Togo British or under French mandate.
2.3. Regional borders
2.4. Village:
2.5. Town
3. Personalia and biography
3.1. Merchant/ grocer
3.2. Priest/ Missionary
3.3. Colonial collaborator/ official
3.4. Colon
3.5. Holder of traditional power
4. Ethnicity, identity, lifestyle
4.1. General: A modest family, probably from southern Togo, celebrating the birth of a baby.
4.2. Stereotypes/ Clichés: Modern African family
4.3. Ethnicity: from southern Togo (probably Ewe)
4.4. Minorities
4.5. European
5. Age,Sex,Groups
5.1. Women
5.2. Men
5.3. Home, Family: man, wife and baby
5.4. Children, young people
5.5. Older people
5.6. Elite social layer
5.7. Kinship, Adoption
5.8. Neighbourhood
5.9. Other groups
6. Body type (physical traits)
6.1. Size, Appearance/physical appearance, Conditions : A cheerful couple of average height presumably young with the woman holding their newborn baby. Family living in apparently modest conditions.
6.2. Hygiene : fairly clean environment
6.3. Sexuality : Daily routine of the wife and her husband at home.
6.4. Health : Apparently in good health
6.5. Illness/ Medication
6.6. Treatment/ Cure
6.7. Health centre/ Healing/ Hospital
6.8. Death/ Burial
7. Clothing styles
7.1. Traditional clothing: loincloths, men's and women's clothing
7.2. European fashion/clothing: trellis uniform or soldier's uniform
7.3. Other modes of dress:
- The man dresses his body in a large loincloth that fits over his left shoulder and leaves his right shoulder free to allow his right arm to move freely.
- The woman wears a camisole and a loincloth underneath, all cut from the same fabric.
- The baby in a baby dress
8. Education and training
8.1. School/education centre
8.2. Training/ Education
8.3. Young girl's education
8.4. Teacher/School authority: The man is probably a teacher.
9. Forms of communication
9.1. Non-verbal (body language: gestures / facial expressions): The woman and the man are standing and relaxed.
9.2. Emotion (pain/ anger/ tears/ laughter) : Both are smiling
9.3. Curiosity: Both have obviously got up to take the photo with the baby
9.4. Dialogue/ Group Conversation (Palaver, official meeting: public and secret)
9.5. Contacts/ Correspondence
9.6. Contract
9.7. Complaints, denunciation - demands - requests (wishes)
9.8. Violence - Injustice etc.
9.9. Prayer (communication with God)
10. Economy/ World of work
10.1. General: Man is a teacher in the service of either a Christian mission or the colonial administration.
10.2. Slavery
10.3. Gathering, hunting, fishing
10.4. Agriculture
10.5. Animal husbandry
10.6. Mining, iron working, road building
10.7. Bridge building
10.8. Worker/employee
10.9. Crafts
10.10. Trade/ Factory/ Market
10.11. Industry
10.12. Statistics
11. Law
11.1. African law
11.2. European law
11.3. Other laws
12. Travel
12.1. Expeditions/study trips
12.2. Migration
12.3. Traffic and Transport/ Means of travel
12.4. Railway stations/road lines
12.5. Port
13. Technology and practical knowledge
13.1. Weaving
13.2. Household/domestic work
13.3. Practical knowledge
13.4. Building work
14. Nature and representations of nature
14.1. Landscape/ Vegetation: savannah
14.2. Landscape/ Zoology
14.3. Landscape/ Lake, sea, etc.
14.4. Climate/ Weather: tropical, hot and humid
15. Religion
15.1. African religions: The woman and man probably come from families with traditional religious practices.
15.2. Christian religions: Their current lifestyle and the man's social status suggest that they are currently a Christian couple.
15.3. Islam
15.4. Other religions
16. Art/ Popular aesthetics
16.1. General: Traditional clothing for men and women
16.2. European art
16.3. African art
16.4. With materials (image, textile, wood, ceramic, stone, metal, glass)
17. Signs, Symbols, Gestures
18. Food
18.1. (Economically) useful plant
18.2. Food product, Foodstuff
18.3. Fruit
18.4. Food
19. Song, Music, Dance
19.1. African domain
19.2. European
19.3. Musical instrument
20. Language and poetry
20.1. Ewe : Both probably speak Ewe
20.2. German : The man speaks and writes German
20.3. English
20.4. French: The man probably understands French.
20.5. Other mother tongues
21. Politics and media
21.1. Colonial administration: The man is or probably was in the service of the German colonial administration.
21.2. Colonial characteristic sign
21.3. Traditional administration
21.4. Security / Police troop
21.5. Togo-German colonial heritage
21.6. Radio / Press
22. Architecture
22.1. Habitat
22.2. Cultural landscape
22.3. Construction
22.4. Dwelling / House: House with local architecture: straw roof, sanitary facilities built with racks. The couple is probably standing in front of the house.
22.5. Government and administrative building
22.6. Communication route / Road
22.7. Church / Chapel / Mosque
22.8. Monument
22.9. Hospital
22.10. Shopping centre
22.11. Fortress
23. Objects and tools (utensils etc.)
- Chair, box under the apatam leading to the master bedroom
24. Festivity, Game, Leisure

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