Dinka fishing festival. Mass of tribesmen in waist level water using spears and nets to catch fish.

Dinka men fishing from dug out canoe with cattle on shore drinking from river and other men watching.

Group of women carrying babies on their backs at Ashanti funeral dressed in red the colour of mourning. Large mixed crowd in background.Asante Color

Ashanti Akan tribal members holding staffs wrapped with red cloth attending funeral. Red is the colour of mourning. Asante Color

Ashanti elders wearing traditional headdresses decorated with gold at tribal meeting. Asante

Fante girl at dipa initiation ceremony held at onset of menstruation. Every girl receives gifts of jewellery at puberty.

Fante girl at dipa initiation ceremony held at onset of menstruation. Detail of jewellery each girl receives at puberty.

Burial of Ga tribal priestess of the sea god Kanjar in coffin made and painted to represent a mermaid following tradition of decorating coffin to reflect life of the deceased.

Portrait of traditional priest and healer in village near Accra wearing black and red robes.

Jambia. A curved dagger worn at the waist with a decorative belt and symbolic of place in social hierarchy and loyalty to tribal membership.

Women carrying basket of firewood on her back near Baidoa.

Dinka women thatching hut in cattle camp.