"Saturday, April 10, 1909 In the morning, continued working on a large herbarium shipment for Berlin. In the afternoon, paperwork. – I am trying to collect as much as possible of what the Waswahili [sic] buy in the Indian shops as their necessities. For this purpose, I first had the ""boys"" make lists and came across various items I had never known before. Today, the following came into my possession: A small light-red Turkish cap made from a single piece of red felt, called in Kiswahili kofia stambuli, with a small [p. 46] knob on top, which is supposedly called shuju in Kibonei [?]. Such a cap costs 50 Heller here in Amani, and in Tanga one can buy it for 25 Heller. I also bought a simple, entirely white cap. It is often stitched with white threads and is called kofia ya eherhani [?] [probably R 2018 / 18373], meaning a machine-made cap. It also costs half a rupee here, and around 30 Heller in Tanga. / The exact same cap, with the same name, but with additional black patterns sewn on as borders, costs 75 Heller here and 50 Heller in Tanga. The patterns are typically found among the N* [1] and consist of overlapping lines, carelessly machine-stitched [Three detailed drawings of seam lines]. If a cap has a zigzag edge, it is called kofia ya someno [?]; a stitched [?] cap is never smooth — kofia ya futo. The fine and expensive caps are called kofia buibui (Diary 52, p. 39), and several rupees are paid for them. I also bought various clothing items: [p. 47] [Colored illustration] A kitambi, a very colorful woven cloth, probably made in England or possibly India. The colorful lines are woven from threads of various patterns. The main color is violet. In the narrow stripes — orange-yellow, white, lemon yellow, white, red, and white — the attached pattern is woven in, each line consisting of two threads. [Small colored detail drawing] The above pattern is half the width of the cloth and repeats exactly on the other half [?]. The total width is 106 cm, length 212 cm. The price here in Amani is 1 rupee. The cloth is worn by men as a loincloth. Another kitambi is 16 cm wide and 168 cm long, with a wide red border; the middle consists of sections framed by yellow thread lines [?], which themselves are made of red and black thread. Between the red border and the center /[p. 48] [colored illustration with labels] there runs a white longitudinal stripe. This cloth is also worn by men as a loincloth and costs 1 Rupee 25. A shuka or simple loincloth with a very basic line design in black and red. It is 172 cm long and 89 cm wide, and the price here in Amani is 60 Heller. [Small colored drawing] An even simpler shuka costs about 50 Heller and is a cloth 98 cm wide and 186 cm long. The edging [correction] consists of red, green, and violet lines. Price is 50 Heller. [Small colored drawing] I also received various incense materials: [...] [p. 50] [colored illustration] A wide [...] [?] kikoi purchased (Diary 52, p. 59) has a colorful edge beside it. These cloths are considered the most distinguished. Width 95 cm, length 168 cm, not including the fringe, which is about 10 cm long." [translation] [1] The N-word (N*) is a highly racist term used to refer to Black people. The term originated in the context of "racial" theories and is closely linked to the history of slavery and colonialism. In the transcription of original sources, it has not been reproduced but instead marked as a racist, derogatory, and offensive term.

50 Heller (für Europäer), 25 Heller (für lokale Bevölkerung)

source: Museum der Kulturen Basel, VI 56197, 53 (46)
author: Karl Braun

"125. Boy's white cap / Kofia nyeupa [?], Kofia ya cherhani [?] / sewing machine work / Amani, Indian shop 10 April 1909 = 30 Heller. / T.B. 53,46. / pattern ibid / Kofia ya someno [?] = cap with jagged edge ([...] [?] cap)" [translation]

source: Museen Stade, r 2018 / 18566
author: Karl Braun

In 1934, the former director of the Biological Imperial Institute for Agriculture and Forestry (Biologische Reichsanstalt für Land- und Forstwirtschaft) Karl Braun (1870–1935) gave the so-called “Kolonialsammlung Braun” (Colonial Collection Braun) to the Hanseatic City of Stade, or rather its representative, the then mayor Hans Arthur Meyer (1884–1961). See the file „Transfer of a colonial collection from the senior government councillor Professor Dr. Karl Braun in Stade to the City of Stade” („Überlassung einer Kolonialsammlung vom Oberregierungsrat Professor Dr. Karl Braun in Stade an die Stadt Stade") at the Lower Saxony State Archives Stade (Niedersächsischen Landesarchiv Standort Stade).

source: Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv Standort Stade, Dep. 10 Nr. 03025

In 1997, the then city archivist Jürgen Bohmbach concludes a permanent loan agreement with the Museum Society Stade (Museumsverein Stade e.V.), for which the then director Gerd Mettjes signs. Thereafter, the collection from Karl Braun is transferred to the care of the Museum Society Stade (Museumsverein Stade e.V.).

source: Museen Stade, Vereinbarung Leihgabe "Brauns'sche Kolonialsammlung"