cover image: Village gathering with chief, Ghana, ca.1885-1895

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Village gathering with chief, Ghana, ca.1885-1895

A crowd of villagers is shown entering a village square or clearing. One man, probably a chief, is being carried in a palanquin above the crowd. Two men follow with trunks balanced on their heads while another man carries a large drum overhead.
customs and traditions indigenous populations musical instruments general views leadhership

Authors

Ramseyer, Friedrich August

Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
DOI
https://doi.org/10.25549/impa-c123-82764
Date published
1885/1895
Dates
1885/1895
Format
Photographs
Pages
photographic prints, 14 cm x 18.5 cm
Place Discussed
Africa Ghana
Provider
California Digital Library
Published in
Ghana
Reference
impa-yds-rg044-0001-0057.tif
Rights
Divinity.Library@yale.edu Yale University Divinity School Library, 409 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06567 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/66cd09a2a990cc34e6d388deed2609a7

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