IDNO

P.137500.MF

Description

“Grave diggers - cleansing the grave.” [Fortes' Annotation on N.107524.MF]

Four men preparing a grave for the dead man. The hole in the earth is mostly covered by sheets of metal?, but one of the men bends down into the hole, sticking his head and right arm into it. The other three men look on. Part of funeral ceremony. [IG 7/8/2008, description from record N.107524.MF, JD 08/11/2017]

Place

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

Cultural Affliation

Tallensi

Named Person

Photographer

Fortes, Meyer

Collector / Expedition

Fortes, Meyer

Date

April 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.137491.MF - P.137501.MF were located in a cream envelope now numbered C616/23.