Ghanaian women in a row with platters of gourds, or other vegetables, on their heads

A black and white landscape photograph of five Ghanaian women and a girl stood in a row, each with a platter on her head. Each platter has one or more round objects on it, probably gourds, squashes or other vegetables. Each woman is steadying her platter with both hands. Each woman is dressed in a sleeveless dress made of patterned fabric. Some or all have headwraps and addtional fabric between the top of their head and the platter. Most of them also have bangles on their wrists. All are barefoot. Also in the photograph is a group of three people stood on the left of the image, including another woman in a dress and headwrap, with her hands clasped round her waist. There are also two children. The child closest to the camera, a boy, is bare-chested, has his arms crossed and is looking at the row of women. Two more children, probably girls, can be seen behind two of the women in the main row. One of them has a smaller platter on her head and the other is standing with her left arm across her forehead, looking at the camera. All the figures stand on a path or road of bare earth. Some form of palm tree is visible in the background on the left of the image. Shrubs and scrubland can be seen in the background behind the main row of women. Original caption (offensive): '1906 Natives of the GOLD COAST'.

Gold Coast was a British colony until 1957, when it became the independent state of Ghana.