The 'Talking' Drums - Gold Coast Cocoa by Pryse, 1927

Original vintage advertising poster exports to the Gold Coast Cocoa produced by the Empire Marketing Board, with a lithograph image by Gerald Spencer Pryse titled The "Talking Drums". The image shows the Chief and his entiurage, wearing traditional clothing, sitting under parasols with a man beating a drum. The text below states: "British goods exported to the Gold Coast totalled £1,590,000 in 1906 and £5,717,000 in 1926". Located on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa (now known as Ghana), the Gold Coast was a British colony from 1867-1957; the Empire Marketing Board (EMB 1926-1933) campaign aimed to promote trade within the British Empire. Lithograph artwork by Spencer Pryse (Gerald Spenser Pryce; 1882-1957). Printed for H.M Stationery Office by Nathaniel Lloyd & Co Ltd. London.

Size: Image measures 28.5" x 18.5" (103cm x 64cm)

Artist: Gerald Spencer Pryse (1882 - 1957)

Print type: offset for HM Stationery Office

Condition: Good (unbacked).