IDNO

P.137373.MF

Description

Portrait of two small children being supported in standing position by an older girl, on the left, and a woman, on the right. The children both wear simple white tunics. The older girl wears a dress with ruffled sleeves and the woman wears a patterned dress and a head wrap. In the background are trees and a wood pile. [IG 14/8/2008, description from record N.107609.MF, JD 30/10/2017]

Place

W Africa; Ghana; South Central Region; ?Ashanti Province [Gold Coast]

Cultural Affliation

Ashanti

Named Person

Photographer

Fortes, Meyer

Collector / Expedition

Fortes, Meyer

Date

circa 1952

Collection Name

Fortes Collection

Source

Drucker-Brown, Susan

Format

Print Black & White

Primary Documentation

Other Information

P.136463.MF - P.137502.MF were located in a cardboard box now numbered C616/.

P.137328.MF - P.137478.MF were located in a cream envelope now numbered C616/20.

P.137354.MF - P.137390.MF were located in a brown envelope now numbered C616/20/2.