Under Imperial Eyes, Black Bodies, Buttocks, and Breasts: British Colonial Photography and Asante “Fetish Girls”

June 01 2012 Under Imperial Eyes, Black Bodies, Buttocks, and Breasts: British Colonial Photography and Asante "Fetish Girls" Rachel Ama Asaa Engmann Rachel Ama Asaa Engmann PhD candidate in the Anthropology Department and Archaeology Center at Stanford University. She received her Master's degree in Museum Anthropology and Bachelor's degree in Anthropology, both from Columbia University. Her dissertation research focuses on nineteenth century Islamic talismans in Asante, Ghana. She is the co-founder and co-director of a nonprofit and a foundation, both dedicated to education and literacy in Ghana as well as a consultant for several international non-governmental development organizations that work in Africa. rengmann@stanford.edu Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Rachel Ama Asaa Engmann PhD candidate in the Anthropology Department and Archaeology Center at Stanford University. She received her Master's degree in Museum Anthropology and Bachelor's degree in Anthropology, both from Columbia University. Her dissertation research focuses on nineteenth century Islamic talismans in Asante, Ghana. She is the co-founder and co-director of a nonprofit and a foundation, both dedicated to education and literacy in Ghana as well as a consultant for several international non-governmental development organizations that work in Africa. rengmann@stanford.edu Online ISSN: 1937-2108 Print ISSN: 0001-9933 © 2012 by the Regents of the University of California.2012 African Arts (2012) 45 (2): 46–57. https://doi.org/10.1162/afar.2012.45.2.46 Connected Content A correction has been published: Corrections Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Search Site Citation Rachel Ama Asaa Engmann; Under Imperial Eyes, Black Bodies, Buttocks, and Breasts: British Colonial Photography and Asante "Fetish Girls". African Arts 2012; 45 (2): 46–57. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/afar.2012.45.2.46 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll JournalsAfrican Arts Search Advanced Search © 2012 by the Regents of the University of California.2012 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.