IDNO

P.137402.MF

Description

Portrait image of three people walking off the stage or clearing, toward the camera. Behind them is the tree line where some men sit with drums. 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.107640.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.