IDNO

N.107525.MF

Description

"Cleansing the grave. Lɔɣani, Bay etc. Note the ?lines on the side." [Fortes' annotation]

Image of three men preparing a grave for the dead man. A fourth man is in the grave itself, which is mostly covered by sheets of metal?, and sticks out his right arm. The other three men squat around the grave opening. A pile of dirt is just visible to the right, and a staff is stuck into it. 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]