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Ashanti drummer with talking drums, Gold Coast [i.e. Ghana], 1924

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/PC Gold Coast/14

Scope and Contents

The caption on the reverse reads: 'Ashanti Drummer with Talking Drums, Gold Coast. With these drums the people of Ashanti, through the medium of a tonic language, are able to transmit messages over long distances through the forests'.

Dates

  • Creation: 1924

Creator

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Language of Materials

English

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