IDNO

N.107516.MF

Description

“ɔmara’s infant & his ?pcyakpeem; it’s co-mother. Infoant born 8/6/36. Just about 9 months.” [Fortes' Annotation]

Image of a baby girl, sitting and facing the camera, with her right arm in the air. Her co-mother bends over on her hands and knees, in profile, looking toward the baby. Behind them both are two containers, each supported by a forked stick stuck in the ground, and a tree trunk. [IG 7/8/2008]

Place

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

Cultural Affliation

Named Person

ɔmara

Photographer

Fortes, Meyer

Collector / Expedition

Fortes, Meyer

Date

April 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.107516.MF - N.107551.MF were kept in brown film roll, 30/321/2, frames 1 - 36, now numbered C580/25.

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