IDNO

N.107514.MF

Description

“A Farafara lady all togged up on the way home from the market at noon (note the shadow). The umbrella ia [sic is] carried for swank not for protection!” [Fortes’ Caption on P.136706.MF]

“Going to market.” [Fortes' Annotation on P.135469.MF ]

A woman wearing a patterned dress and shoes walks in profile, with a bowl and packages balanced on her head. In her right hand she carries an umbrella. In the midground, cropped by the left frame, is a large tree underneath which someone bends over. [IG 7/8/2008]

Place

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

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

Photographer

Fortes, Meyer

Collector / Expedition

Fortes, Meyer

Date

1937

Collection Name

Fortes Collection

Source

Drucker-Brown, Susan

Format

Film Negative Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

N.106678.MF - N.108070.MF were kept in a brown cardboard box numbered C580/.

N.107480.MF - N.107515.MF were kept in brown film roll now numbered C580/24.

This catalogue record has been updated with the support of the Getty Grant Program Two. [Imogen Gunn 7/8/2008]