IDNO

LS.103415.MF

Description

"A Sacrifice at the Earth Shrine, ŋoo, of which Kpata’ardεm are the principal custodians. Representatives of Kpata’ar, Tamboog, Degal, and Bunkiuk are present on this occasion."

Distant view of a group of Tallensi people seated between some rocks in a dry, arid landscape.

Place

W Africa; Ghana; Upper East Region; Kpata’ar; Tamboog; Degal; Bunkiuk [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.103408.MF - LS.103415.MF were kept in the box now numbered C572/.

Publication: Image published in Fortes, Meyer, 1945. Dynamics of Clanship Among the Tallensi (London: Oxford University Press), Plate VI, "(b) A Sacrifice at the Earth Shrine, ηoo, of which Kpata’ardεm are the principal custodians. Representatives of Kpata’ar, Tamboog, Degal, and Bunkiuk are present on this occasion."

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 22/5/2008]