23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
Using Your Head, Literally, the way to Shop in the Kejetia Market of Kumasi, Ghana

My tour bus took me to the Kejetia Market, the largest indoor market of West Africa. What better way to carry items around, but on top of your head? The brightly dressed customers just keep adding items to bags, boxes or metal containers as they walk through the market without dropping a thing!

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 01.2023
Date Uploaded: 10.2025
Photo Location: Kumasi, Ghana
Camera: DMC-FZ70
Copyright: © Marilyn Adelman