Hi
I have a question.
Bambusen
Who is this?
http://www.uniformfotos.de/55.html
Cristiano
Bambusen?
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I think Bambusen was a nickname for natives who worked as servants for the Schutztruppe.
According to here: http://www.dradio.de/dlf/sendungen/poli ... ur/235236/
According to here: http://www.dradio.de/dlf/sendungen/poli ... ur/235236/
Rough translation:Aber das Buch bleibt nicht stehen bei Krieg und Gewalt. Ein beachtlicher Teil der Texte und Bilder handelt vom "Leben danach". Zum Beispiel von jungen Herero-Männern, die den Krieg als Bambusen, als Diener deutscher Soldaten, überlebten. Sie hatten ihre Familien und alle sozialen Bezüge verloren und mussten sich ein völlig neues soziales Netz aufbauen:
Nur wenige Monate nach der deutschen Niederlage 1915 etablierten die Herero-Soldaten ein landesweites Versorgungssystem, für das die deutsche "Schutztruppe" Modell stand. Die jungen Herero übernahmen die Namen und Titel ihrer vormaligen Offiziere. Sie sandten sich handgeschriebene Botschaften in deutscher Sprache, stellten Militärpässe, Zahlbücher und Anweisungen aus... Regimentsführer trugen den Titel "Seine Exzellenz Gouverneur von Deimling", "Staatssekretär", "Schatzmeister von Ministermann" ... oder "Adjutant Schmetterling von Preußen".
But the book does not remain standing with war and force. A considerable part of the texts and pictures acts of the "life thereafter". For example of young Herero men, who survived the war as bamboos, as servants of German soldiers. They had lost and had their families and all social purchases a completely new social net to develop itself:
Only few months after the German defeat 1915 established the Herero soldiers a country-wide utility system, for which the German "colonial force" model stood. The young Herero took over the names and titles of their former officers. They sent themselves hand written messages in German language, placed military passports, number books and instructions out... Regiment leaders carried the title "his Excellency governor von Deimling", "undersecretary of state", "treasurers of Minister man"... or for "aide de camp of Prussia".
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Hi Peter,
Thanks for that. Your inforamtion has cleared up another mystery in my mind. I found this photo a while ago of some African musicians after the war practising their instruments as part of a band. What struck me as odd was that the Schutztruppe in DSWA did not have Africa musicians in the first place so why would they "re-" form, when they hadn't existed in the first place. As I understand it Hereros still (or unitl very recently) parade in semi-Schutztruppe uniforms.
Cheers
Chris
Thanks for that. Your inforamtion has cleared up another mystery in my mind. I found this photo a while ago of some African musicians after the war practising their instruments as part of a band. What struck me as odd was that the Schutztruppe in DSWA did not have Africa musicians in the first place so why would they "re-" form, when they hadn't existed in the first place. As I understand it Hereros still (or unitl very recently) parade in semi-Schutztruppe uniforms.
Cheers
Chris
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Deutsches Kolonial-Lexikon (1920), Band I, S. 124
Bambusen, eine in Deutsch- Südwestafrika allgemein eingebürgerte Bezeichnung für Eingeborene Diener, besonders für die halbwüchsigen, im Haushalt beschäftigten Farbigen. Das Wort ist durch Zufall nach Südafrika gedrungen und nicht etwa dort heimisch.
Bambusen, in DSWA common designation for native servants, especially for native teenage-servants in the household.
The word came by chance to South-Africa and doesn't have it's home there.
Bambusen, eine in Deutsch- Südwestafrika allgemein eingebürgerte Bezeichnung für Eingeborene Diener, besonders für die halbwüchsigen, im Haushalt beschäftigten Farbigen. Das Wort ist durch Zufall nach Südafrika gedrungen und nicht etwa dort heimisch.
Bambusen, in DSWA common designation for native servants, especially for native teenage-servants in the household.
The word came by chance to South-Africa and doesn't have it's home there.
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