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Identity of photographer questionable. Format information questionable. Note: Als Nr. 54 publiziert im Album 'Achtzig Ansichten von der Goldküste (Westafrika) nach Originalaufnahmen des Missionars Fritz Ramseyer', Neuenburg 1895. - Bildlegende im Album: "Akuamoa, der König von Okwawu. - Er ist ein junger schlanker Mann von etwa 30 Jahren und erst seit vier Jahren König. Den Missionaren gegenüber ist er freundlich, dies um so mehr, da er von ihnen manche Hilfe erfuhr. Er sitzt unter seinem seidenen Staatsschirm, gekleidet in einen seidenen Überwurf, Arme und Hände reichlich mit Goldschmuck versehen, selbst die Sandalen sind mit Gold und Silber überzogen. Die Pfeifen sind ebenfalls mit Silberringen verziert." Note translation: Published as no 54 in the album 'Achtzig Ansichten von der Goldküste (Westafrika) nach Originalaufnahmen des Missionars Fritz Ramseyer', Neuchâtel 1895. (RI). - Caption in the album: "Akuamoa, King of Okwawu. He is a slim young man about 30 years of age and has been King only for four years. He is friendly to the missionaries and this not least because he has received much help from them. He sits under his silk state umbrella, clothed in a silken cloth, arms and hands richly decorated with gold ornaments. Even his sandals are covered with gold and silver. His tobacco pipes are also decorated with silver rings." - The French caption calls Kwahu "cette province achantie". (PJ 07.1998).
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