Chief Kwaku Addai ornate bracelet and gold finger-ring, Kumasi, Ghana

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Object Details

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Collection Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Collection Citation

Eliot Elisofon Field Collection, EEPA 1973-001, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution

Scope and Contents

The photograph depicts ornate bracelet and gold finger-ring worn on the right wrist of Asante regional Chief Kwaku Addai. "The fingers of great chiefs are laden with gold rings of every kind, while their forearms are covered with beads and bracelets. Like much Akan royal art, many finger-rings were designed to convey a moral message to the beholder." [Timothy F. Garrard, 1989: Gold of Africa, Prestel]. This photograph was taken when Eliot Elisofon traveled to Africa from March 17, 1970 to July 17, 1970.

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GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo769afcea7-f1c9-4b7f-a8bf-f776fbd9e6f0

Local Numbers

EENG-V-21, 21.

General

Title source: Index card based on photographer's notes.

Local Note

Typed index card reads, "C 2 Ash. Ashanti. Ghana, Kumasi. Gold jewelry of regional Chief Kwaku Addai. 7/1970. EE. neg.no. V-21, 21." The card was written in 1977-79 by Archives staff using source provided by photographer.

Place

Africa

Ghana

Topic

Leaders

Works of art in situ

Animals in art

Animals in art -- Birds

Clothing and dress -- Africa

Jewelry

Regalia

Photographer

Elisofon, Eliot

Culture

Asante (African people)

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Extent

1 Negatives (photographic) (b&w, 35mm.)

Date

1970

Archival Repository

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

Identifier

EEPA.1973-001, Item EEPA EENG 01004

Type

Archival materials

Negatives (photographic)

Black-and-white negatives

Negatives

Collection Rights

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. Where noted, some images remain under the copyright of Life/Shutterstock. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Genre/Form

Black-and-white negatives

Negatives

Collection Restrictions

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

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EEPA.1973-001

EEPA

Record ID

ebl-1536870822481-1536871014404-0

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