Mangi Meli
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Meli or Mangi Meli Kiusa bin Rindi Makindara, also known as,, was a king of the Chaga in Moshi, one of the sovereign Chagga states in the late 1890s. Mangi means king in Kichagga. He was hanged by the
Photo of Mangi Meli c. 1890s
Meli as boy standing next to Dr.Hans Meyer visiting the Meli family before his Kilimanjaro ascent
Mangi Meli and his wives, his youngest wife Masinde is on the right c.1898 in Moshi
Mangi Meli and his Njama 1890s at the German Moshi Boma
Chaga people
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The Chaga or Chagga are a Bantu ethnic group from Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. They are the third-largest ethnic group in Tanzania. They founded the now former sovereign Chagga states on the slopes
Mangi Meli
…bin Rindi Makindara (1866 – 2 March 1900), also known as (Mangi Meli of Moshi), (Mangi Meli in Kichagga), (Mfalme Meli, in Swahili) was a king of the Chaga in Moshi, one of the sovereign Chagga states in the late 1890s. Mangi means king in Kichagga. He was hanged by the German colonial government together…
Chagga men perform a harvest dance, c.1910s
Chagga snuff box 1891
Chagga combs 1891
Chagga kata (calabash) cups for mbege 1891