IDNO

P.48995.ACH2

Description

“NTIRI Baked clay heads from graves from KADJOBI, north of the HO District, Gold Coast (Kwahu tribe)”; “Found by R.E. Walker of the Gold Coast Political Service & given to me 13.11.35.
Given by me to the British Museum.” [Wild’s annotation, JD 23/9/2009]

Place

W Africa; Europe British Isles; Ghana; United Kingdom; England; London; British Museum [Gold Coast]

Cultural Affliation

Akan; Kwahu

Named Person

Photographer

None

Collector / Expedition

?Wild, Robert Powley (Captain)

Date

Collection Name

Unmounted Haddon Collection

Source

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

The print was found in envelope now marked C157/2/6/. This envelope was found in drawer 2 of the green cabinet. The entire cabinet was previously numbered as “batch 143” and is now re-numbered C157/ by the transcriber.

Cultural Group: Kwahu is a dialect of the Akan group, Ghana. [Source: Ethnologue 15th Edition, JD 23/9/2009]