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

September 22, 1985

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: "Taken during Ottenberg's 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). The date on the slide is JAN 85.".

Collection
Christopher DeCorse photographs
Archival grouping
Christopher DeCorse photographs / Ghana
Catalog date
September 22, 1985
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.)
About this record

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.1993-028-0001

Collection: Christopher DeCorse photographs

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