IDNO

P.137482.MF

Description

"A senior wife takes care of her junior co-wives' infants while they are away at the water-hole." [Fortes' annotation]

A Tallensi woman holding an infant on her lap while a second child sits next to her. Both children wear talismans? around their necks. [JD 9/12/2017]

Place

W Africa; Ghana; Upper East Region [Gold Coast; Northern Territories]

Cultural Affliation

Tallensi

Named Person

Photographer

Fortes, Meyer

Collector / Expedition

Fortes, Meyer

Date

circa 1934 - 1937

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.137480.MF - P.137490.MF were located in a brown envelope now numbered C616/22.