Chief in top hat surrounded by women and children

Alex Agbaglo Acolatse

1909(?) · Glass, emulsion · Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Original glass negative. The subjects are situated on a canvas-like rug and grouped around the seated chief who wears a prestige cloth over his left shoulder. He is surrounded by thirty-three figures, including men, women and children and ranging in age from infancy to elderly. Multiple rows of figures are standing beside and behind the chief while another group is seated on the ground in front of him. All the subjects gaze directly into the camera. Behind the entourage is a line of hanging laundry, indicating that this photograph was probably taken outdoors.

Artist

Alex Agbaglo Acolatse

Date

1909(?)

Medium

Glass, emulsion

Department

Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Credit line

Gift of Susan Mullin Vogel, 2015