cover image: Attendants of an African chief, Ghana, ca.1885-1895

Attendants of an African chief, Ghana, ca.1885-1895

"Le courtesans." The attendants of an African chief are depicted beneath a large tree. Two are shown with rifles and two men hold shields. Several men carry intricately carved short swords. One man holds a drum made from a leopard skin.
customs and traditions indigenous populations weapons group portraits

Authors

Ramseyer, Friedrich August

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-82750
Date published
1885/1895
Dates
1885/1895
Format
Photographs
Pages
photographic prints, 11.5 cm x 15.5 cm
Place Discussed
Africa Ghana
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Ghana
Reference
impa-yds-rg044-0001-0043.tif
Rights
Divinity.Library@yale.edu Yale University Divinity School Library, 409 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06553 Yale University. Divinity School. Day Missions Library http://web.library.yale.edu/divinity/copyright-and-permissions
Source
Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/7d9da064aa6ee0dadec608a95276b0f5

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