IDNO

P.137375.MF

Description

Full-length portrait of five women, the far left woman cropped by the frame, standing with baskets and bundles on their heads. One woman’s basket contains bunches of bananas. The women wear brightly patterned dresses and sandals. They stand on a dirt road with trees on either side. [IG 15/8/2008, description from record N.107611.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.