African Oral Narratives
Life Stories of Women Traders and Former Traders From Kumasi Central Market

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A leading Muslim tomato wholesaler, seated with assistant standing

A leading Muslim tomato wholesaler, seated with assistant standing

Date: 1991
Sister Hawa, one of the largest wholesalers for tomatoes
Elderly woman in notions stall

Elderly woman in notions stall

Date: 1991
Former church singer has a stall with sewing notions
Girl, 10-12 years old, holding infant before orange stalls

Girl, 10-12 years old, holding infant before orange stalls

Date: 1991
Babysitting little brother in the market
Orange hawker in yam wholesale market

Orange hawker in yam wholesale market

Date: 1991
Hawkers bring food and goods to the trader
Seated woman surrounded in market by daughters and children

Seated woman surrounded in market by daughters and children

Date: 1991
Plantain sales support this entire extended family
Smiling woman holding account book

Smiling woman holding account book

Date: 1991
An orange wholesaler shows her credit book
Three standing women in fish stall

Three standing women in fish stall

Date: 1991
Neighboring fish traders
Young man standing on tomato boxes

Young man standing on tomato boxes

Date: 1991
Group bargaining for tomatoes with young man commission agent
Young woman in white sitting in cloth stall

Young woman in white sitting in cloth stall

Date: 1991
The young cloth queenmother in her stall
Orange Queen Mother, Abenaa Sewa

Orange Queen Mother, Abenaa Sewa

Date: 1994
Abenaa Sewa photographed in her stall at the Kumasi Market
Three standing women in cloth

Three standing women in cloth

Date: 1994
Kumasi daughter visiting village mother and sister
Two older women standing in funeral cloth

Two older women standing in funeral cloth

Date: 1994
Women elders at a funeral
Cloth trader and daughter helper standing dressed up

Cloth trader and daughter helper standing dressed up

Date: 1995
Mother and daughter at a party
Onion trader at corner of onion shed with customers

Onion trader at corner of onion shed with customers

Date: 1995
A corner location attracts more customers
Three seated women with baskets and trays of dried pepper

Three seated women with baskets and trays of dried pepper

Date: 1995
In the wholesale yard, trade slows in the afternoon
Youngish woman seated with pineapples. she sells plantain in season

Youngish woman seated with pineapples. she sells plantain in season

Date: 1995
Selling pineapples in the dry season when plantain is scarce
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