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Note: Als Nr. 40 publiziert im Album 'Achtzig Ansichten von der Goldküste (Westafrika) nach Originalaufnahmen des Missionars Fritz Ramseyer', Neuenburg 1895. (RI). - Bildlegende im Album: "Abankwa, der Häuptling von Obomeng. - Abankwa, einer der gescheidtesten Häuptlinge von Okwawu, hat eine Vorliebe für europäische Hüte, besonders für Cylinder. Ist dieser zu gross, so hilft er sich dadurch, dass er ein Taschentuch um den Kopf bindet. Er trägt ein in Asante sehr beliebtes Landeskleid, welches mit allerhand eingewobenen Zeichnungen verziert ist. Abankwa sitzt unter seinem grossen bunten Schirm, das Zeichen seiner Häuptlingswürde." Note translation: Published as no 40 in the album 'Achtzig Ansichten von der Goldküste (Westafrika) nach Originalaufnahmen des Missionars Fritz Ramseyer' (= 'Eighty pictures of the Goldcoast (West Africa) by the missionary Fritz Ramseyer'), Neuchâtel 1895. - Caption in the album: "Abankwa, chief of Obomeng. - Abankwa is one of the most intelligent chiefs of Kwahu. He loves european headgear, especially top-hats. If the top-hat is too big for him he solves the problem by binding a handkerchief around his head. He is wearing the kind of locally-produced cloth which is much loved in Asante and is decorated with many different signs which are woven into it. Abankwa sits under his large coloured umbrella, a sign of his dignity as chief." - There must be other possible explanations for Abankwa's head-scarf (PJ 7/98).
Type
image
Format
b/w positive, paper print, gelatin-silver 16.0 x 11.3 cm.
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