IDNO

N.107517.MF

Description

“Mortuary of Tεndaan Tiroog of Bubiuη. Someone climbing up to fix ?the dead man’s bɔɣare or zɔŋ roof.” [Fortes' Annotation on P.135472.MF]

View of a man climbing on the roof toward the peak of a thatched roof yir (house). Three elderly men sit at the base of the house, cropped by the lower frame. A shrine, topped with feathers, stands in front of the house. Part of funeral ceremony. [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

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]