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Arrival of the Timi of Ede, Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival, Cape Coast

1986

Africa; Ghana

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.

Donor notes read: "Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival, Cape Coast, Sept. 6, 1986; Procession of chiefs/royals to the assembly area; linguists. The Timi of Ede at this time was Oba Tijani Oladokun Ajagbe Oyewusi Agbonran II. The date on the slide is DEC 86.".

Collection
Christopher DeCorse photographs
Archival grouping
Christopher DeCorse photographs / Ghana
Catalog date
1986
Recorded places
Africa; Ghana
Cataloged creator or photographer
DeCorse, Christopher R
Recorded subjects
Ritual and celebration -- Photographs; Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Format and extent
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
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This is a catalog record for historical archival material, not a biography. Catalog wording reflects the source record. Metadata reuse does not grant permission to reproduce restricted photographs or documents.

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art — original record ↗

Source collection ↗

Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-0770

Collection: Christopher DeCorse photographs

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