IDNO

P.137380.MF

Description

Image of three women in a clearing of chopped trees, with the forest in the background. In the left foreground, a woman bends over to chop small branches. In the extreme right foreground a woman stands with her back to the camera, she wears a dress and a head wrap. In the background a girl walks amongst the tree stumps. [IG 15/8/2008, description from record N.107616.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.