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Procession of chiefs in the order they passed from police station to shrine, Elmina, Bakatue Festival, Ghana

1986

Africa; Ghana

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art. Visual details below describe the original material.

Donor notes read: "Elmina Bakatue, July 1, 1986; Bakatue procession of chiefs in the order they passed from police station to shrine. The date on the slide is AUG 86.".

Collection
Christopher DeCorse photographs
Archival grouping
Christopher DeCorse photographs / Ghana
Catalog date
1986
Recorded places
Africa; Ghana
Cataloged creator or photographer
DeCorse, Christopher R
Recorded subjects
Ritual and celebration -- Photographs; Rites and ceremonies -- Africa
Format and extent
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
About this record

This is a catalog record for historical archival material, not a biography. Catalog wording reflects the source record. Metadata reuse does not grant permission to reproduce restricted photographs or documents.

Sources & collection details

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art — original record ↗

Source collection ↗

Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: EEPA.1993-028, Item EEPA.1993-028-0598

Collection: Christopher DeCorse photographs

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