photographic print(black and white)
- Museum number
- Af,A47.84
- Title
- Object: James Town King Drummers
- Description
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King drummers. James Town. Early 20th Century. Albumen print.
- Production date
- 1885-1905
- Dimensions
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Length: 14 centimetres (AF/A47/84)
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Width: 19.40 centimetres (AF/A47/84)
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Albums Af,A46 and Af,A47 were originally in one album containing 176 photographs.
Main themes of album: Views of indigenous and European settlements, trading stations, roads, and Christian cemeteries. Portraits of European and indigenous people.
Geography: Geographic location suggested by H Cornwall-Jones, 10/07/1996. A manuscript mark on the back of the print is identical to marks found on other prints taken in Ghana.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1920-1960
- Acquisition notes
- Copyright: British Museum (?).
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af,A47.84
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: AF/CA47/84