IDNO

LS.103367.MF

Description

Close-up view of four Tallensi men standing in a circle within the compound. The men are wearing either white cloth turbans or small woven? caps (one with tassels), animal skin? and amulets. They appear to be preparing for a dance. In the background, three Tallensi huts are visible (pointed, thatched, adobe huts).

Place

W Africa; Ghana; Upper East region [Gold Coast; Northern Territories]

Cultural Affliation

Tallensi

Named Person

Photographer

Fortes, Meyer

Collector / Expedition

Fortes, Meyer

Date

Collection Name

Fortes Collection

Source

Drucker-Brown, Susan

Format

Lanternslide - Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

LS.103363.MF - LS.103372.MF were kept in the box now numbered C566/.

Bibliographical Reference: Fortes, Meyer, 1945. Dynamics of Clanship Among the Tallensi (London: Oxford University Press).

Bibliographical Reference: Fortes, Meyer, 1949. The Web of Kinship Among the Tallensi (London: Oxford University Press).

Bibliographical Reference: Fortes, Meyer, 1987. Religion, Morality and the Person: Essays on Tallensi Religion (London: Oxford University Press).

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program Two. [Elisabeth Deane 20/5/2008]