IDNO

N.107545.MF

Description

“Burial Ceremony. Northern Territories, Gold Coast.
The burial is just over, the deceased’s son is supported by kinsmen as he squats over the grave. The corpse has some seed grain in his hand & the son leans back to return these seeds just as the corpse is finally laid to rest. Thus the dead is magically stopped from carrying the fertility of the crops away with him.” [Fortes' Annotation]

“Final rite - small son retrieves grain from the corpse’s hand.” [Fortes' Annotation]

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 11/8/2008]