IDNO

P.137400.MF

Description

Portrait image of the edge of a large block of trees or forest. Men sit along the tree line playing drums. They face a clearing or perhaps a stage. One man stands in front of the drummers, probably dancing. In the right background is a long box sitting on a rock, possibly a coffin, cropped by the frame. Possibly part of a ceremony. [IG 18/8/2008, description from record N.107638.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.137391.MF - P.137421.MF were located in a brown envelope now numbered C616/20/3.