Ahsanti executioner, Kumase, Ghana, ca.1885-1895

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Description

Title
Ahsanti executioner, Kumase, Ghana, ca.1885-1895
Published / Created
between 1885 and 1895
Description
The executioner displays long bladed knives in each hand. He wears a wide bracelet of bone or wood with a large charm on his right arm and an amulet around his neck. His robe is made from cloth with a striped pattern.
Extent
photographic prints, 16 cm x 11 cm

Collection Information

Repository
Yale Divinity Library
Call Number
RG 44
Collection / Other Creator
Ramseyer, Friedrich August.
Container / Volume
Box 1 | n.a.

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
still image
Genre
photographs (AAT)
Resource Type
Prints & Photographs
Subject (Geographic)
Kumase (Ghana)
Subject (Topic)
Indigenous populations; Customs and traditions; Weapons

Access And Usage Rights

Access
Public
Rights
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Identifiers

Object ID (OID)
16714104

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