IDNO

P.137374.MF

Description

Landscape image of children, probably in a school. Most of them wear plain, buttoned tunic or shirt and are cropped at the waist by the lower frame. They stand around a wooden table with a cup on it. Above is a slanted thatched roof supported by wood beams. [IG 14/8/2008, description from record N.107610.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.