Framed Prints
Framed Print of Sketches from the Gold Coast by our special artist: summoning bearers to Cape Coast Castle, 1874. Creator: Unknown
Sketches from the Gold Coast by our special artist: summoning bearers to Cape Coast Castle, 1874. The women have necklaces, earrings, bracelets, and anklets of metal, and their hair is drawn up to a stiff ridge, with a pad or a high comb to support it; behind them is worn a cankey, or cushion, upon which the baby is sometimes carried. These women do all the hard work, and the gangs of female baggage-porters hired to carry provisions to the front for the use of our troops are shown in the present Illustration...When more bearers are wanted, a few of the head women are sent round the town to summon them to the castle, by ringing a bell and making proclamation in a loud voice. In our Artist's sketch, the reader sees how the Cape Coast Castle women do their laundry-work, washing and hanging up things to dry, in the most public manner; and how their children, all but naked, roll about or gambol in the street, with sheep and goats, dogs and fowls, straying freely over the ground. The squalid lanes and alleys inhabited by these people were explored by our Artist; but he was obliged to hold a scented handkerchief to his nose, and could not make a sketch'. From Illustrated London News, 1874. Heritage Images features heritage image collections. © The Print Collector/Heritage Images
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Media ID 42168783
Africans Anglo Ashanti Wars Asante Ashanti Bell Cape Coast Cape Coast Castle Cape Coast Central Ghana Central Chicken Chickens Expedition Fante Fanti First Asante Expedition Ghana Gold Coast Gold Coast Ghana Africa Hand Gestures Laundry Melton Melton Prior Mfantsefo Porter Porters Prior Prior Melton Recruiting Recruitment Sagrenti War Shouting Third Anglo Asante War Third Anglo Ashanti War Topless Tradition Dress Washing West African Women At Work
Modern Frame 14"x12" (36x31cm)
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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))
These are individually made so all sizes are approximate
Estimated Image Size (if not cropped) is 24.4cm x 17.8cm (9.6" x 7")
Estimated Product Size is 36cm x 31cm (14.2" x 12.2")
