Accra Homowo
1900 Accra, Ghana
Around 1900 this image was taken in Accra during Homowo, the annual harvest festival of the Ga people marking the end of a historic famine with feasting, drumming, and the ceremonial sprinkling of kpokpoi, a maize and palm-nut dish.
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Accra Homowo through time — all 3 photos taken here (1900–2022) →
