IDNO

P.137386.MF

Description

Group portrait of two lines of men. The men in the back stand with their backs against a wall, and wear one-shouldered, patterned garments. The men in the front row sit on a bench, each with a drum resting between their knees. In the right foreground, a small boy peers around a column and looks at the camera. [IG 15/8/2008, description from record N.107622.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.