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Procession of paramount chief to shrine during ritual festival of Akwasidea, Akwamfi Festival, Shai Hills, Akwamfi, Ghana

Catalog Data

Photographer:
DeCorse, Christopher R.  Search this
Collection Photographer:
DeCorse, Christopher R.  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Color slides
Place:
Africa
Ghana
Date:
September 22, 1985
Scope and Contents:
Taken during the Akwamfie Festival trip to Akwamfie in the Shai Hills (Turn left after Adomi Bridge) with Eugene M. Schaeffer, Cultural Affairs Officer, USIS, and Karie Nabinet (Sociologist).
Local Numbers:
GH 1-3 G 2 GHA 1.3 CDC 85
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.
Collection Rights:
Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Topic:
Ritual and celebration -- Photographs  Search this
Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this
Genre/Form:
Color slides
Identifier:
EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-0003
See more items in:
Christopher DeCorse photographs
Archival Repository:
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo72ac16754-77b9-4a56-99a0-5da6a36b9584
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-eepa-1993-028-ref509