Ashanti ruler Yaw Sapong, Ghana, ca.1885-1895

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Description

Title
Ashanti ruler Yaw Sapong, Ghana, ca.1885-1895
Published / Created
between 1885 and 1895
Description
A young Ashanti chief is shown under a fringed umbrella with a large group of attendants. The leader is dressed in a silk robe and wears jewelry on his arms and legs, fine sandals and a skull-cap. One young male attendant is shown with body markings on his head, chest and arms.
Extent
photographic prints, 15 cm x 11.5 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)
Yaw Sapong (Ghana)
Subject (Topic)
Indigenous populations; Leadership; Customs and traditions

Access And Usage Rights

Access
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Rights
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Identifiers

Object ID (OID)
16714106

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