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: Village in the lowlands
2.2. Togo German, British: Togo-German
2.3. Regional boundaries: Probably located in the plateau region of Togo-Germany
2.4. Village: Unknown
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
4.2. Stereotypes/ Clichés
4.3. Ethnic groups
4.4. Minorities
4.5. European
5. Age,Gender,Groups
5.1. Women
5.2. Men
5.3. Home, Family
5.4. Children, Young people
5.5. Elderly people
5.6. Elite social layer
5.7. Kinship, Adoption
5.8. Neighbourhood
5.9. Other groups
6. Corporality (physical traits)
6.1. Size, Appearance/physical appearance, Conditions :
- A small town near the mountains surrounded by tall vegetation (bush), made up of dwellings built mainly of earth and covered with straw or metal sheets; some are also built of cement bricks and covered with metal sheets.
- Two people standing in the courtyard of a dwelling dressed in traditional garb
6.2. Hygiene: Small dwellings that may lack proper sanitary conditions.
6.3. Sexuality: There is probably a family living in each home
6.4. State of health
6.5. Illness/ Medication
6.6. Treatment/ Cure
6.7. Health centre/ Healing/ Hospital
6.8. Death/ Burial
7. Clothing styles
7.1. Fashion/ Traditional clothing: traditional clothing
7.2. European fashion/ clothing
7.3. Other modes of dress: the two men in the courtyard are wearing
8. Education and Training
8.1. School/ Education centre
8.2. Training/ Education
8.3. Girl's education
8.4. Teacher / School authority
9. Forms of communication
9.1. Non-verbal (body language: gestures / facial expressions)
9.2. Emotion (grief/ anger/ tears/ laughter)
9.3. Curiosity
9.4. Dialogue/Group Conversation (Palaver, official meetings: public and secret)
9.5. Contacts / Correspondence
9.6. Contract
9.7. Complaints, denunciation - claim - request (wish)
9.8. Violence - Injustice etc.
9.9. Prayer (communication with God)
10. Economy/ World of work
10.1. General
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. Technique and practical knowledge
13.1. Weaving
13.2. Household/domestic work
13.3. Practical knowledge: Building homes using local ecological materials
13.4. Building work
14. Nature and representations of nature
14.1. Landscape/ Vegetation: savannah, bush
14.2. Landscape/ Zoology
14.3. Landscape/ Lake, sea etc.
14.4. Climate/ Weather: tropical, hot, cool and humid
15. Religion
15.1. African religions: In such localities, religious beliefs are often traditional and based on ancestor cults.
15.2. Christian religions: Some educated inhabitants are likely to be Christian
15.3. Islam
15.4. Other religions
16. Art/ Popular aesthetics
16.1. General
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: Trees providing shade. Medicinal plants etc.
18.2. Food product, Foodstuff
18.3. Fruit: Trees providing shade. Medicinal plants etc.
18.4. Food
19. Song, Music, Dance
19.1. African domain
19.2. European domain
19.3. Musical instruments
20. Language and poetry
20.1. Ewe: probable language of communication
20.2. German
20.3. English
20.4. French
20.5. Other mother tongues: Languages spoken in the Plateaux region, such as Akposso, L'Ana etc.
21. Politics and media
21.1. Colonial administration
21.2. Colonial characteristic sign
21.3. Traditional administration
21.4. Security / Police troops
21.5. Togo-German colonial heritage
21.6. Radio / Press
22. Architecture
22.1. Habitat : Locality forming an ethnic village
22.2. Cultural landscape: Built in the bush near the mountains.
22.3. Construction: With local materials consisting of earth or clay, straw, wood, etc.
22.4. Dwelling / House: Small, round huts.
22.5. Government and administrative buildings
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.)
24. Festivity, Game, Leisure

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