Libations, Wurache tree, 1995

Description:

People gather to watch as offerings are made at the base of Lelɛɛ Wurache' s tree on the outskirts of Dompofie. Kwasi Millah (seated, center) holds a glass as Daniel Kofi Nakpah pours drink in preparation for the offering of libations. Dompofie chief Tolɛɛ Emmanuel Dwiri stands far right (blue cloth). The occasion was prompted by the request of the Banda Research Project group to conduct archaeological excavations at Kuulo Kataa. Outskirts of Dompofie, June, 1995.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Location(s) Facet:

Dompofie

Subjects:

Kuulo Kataa; Banda Research Project; Wurache

Subjects Facet:

Rites and ceremonies; Libations

Identifier:

21

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Contributors:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

1995

Date searchable:

1995-06

Genre:

35 mm slide

Genre Facet:

35 mm slide

Location(s):

Dompofie; 8.14897222, -2.36833

Date Digitized:

2019-03-07

People Facet:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Commentary:

Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl

Geographic Coordinates:

8.14897222, -2.36833