Fanti Dance, Gold Coast, 1835
African men, women, and children dancing to drum accompaniment ; a few people are shown with what appear to be elephant's tusks (ivory).
Image Title
Fanti Dance, Gold Coast, 1835
RegID
SI-OB-586
Date
1835
Title
Fanti Dance, Gold Coast, 1835
Source
James Edward Alexander, Narrative of a voyage of observation among the colonies of Western Africa . . . in 1835 (London, 1837), vol. 1, facing p. 177.
Language
English
Item sets
Pre-Colonial Africa: Society, Polity, Culture
Spatial Coverage
Africa--Voltaic
Reproduced In
James Edward Alexander, Narrative of a voyage of observation among the colonies of Western Africa . . . in 1835 (London, 1837), vol. 1, facing p. 177.
Researchers
Handler, Jerome; Tuite, Michael; Randall Ericson; Henry B. Lovejoy Graduate Research Assistants: Tiffany Beebe; Travis May
Last Updated
13-Nov-13
Identifier
mariners29