Kalenga Museum
Dublin Core
Title
Kalenga Museum
Subject
CULTURAL HERITAGE,HISTORY
Description
Kalenga museum is about 15km from Iringa on the road to Ruaha National Park. This tiny museum in nearby Kalenga – the former Hehe capital – contains the skull, personal effects and other relics of Chief Mkwawa. It was here that he committed suicide rather than succumb to the German forces. Chief Mkwawa's skull was returned back to Tanzania from German on 9th July 1951. His skull was returned back from Germany on 9th July 1951.
Date
Colonial
Contributor
frida
Language
Swahili, Hehe
Type
Site
Identifier
23
Date Modified
06/22/2021 01:06:02 pm
Date Submitted
18/11/2019
Extent
cm x cm x cm
References
https://www.lonelyplanet.com/tanzania/iringa/attractions/kalenga-historical-museum/a/poi-sig/1439890/1001344
Spatial Coverage
current,-7.80406,35.601214;
Provenance
Government of Tanzania
Europeana
Europeana Data Provider
Kalenga Museum
Object
www.maliasili.go.tz
Europeana Type
TEXT
Site Item Type Metadata
Institutional nature
Historical
Place
doa@maliasili.go.tz
Status
ungazetted
Stewardship
Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA)
Condition
3
Contact
frida.msongo@maliasili.go.tz
Sub Type
War and Battle Sites
Other Time
Post Colonial
Citation
“Kalenga Museum,” Tanzania, accessed February 1, 2025, https://sdhtanzania.org/omeka/items/show/29.