Improving African Futures Using Lessons from the Past

Canoes of Ewe fishermen on the Black Volta River, 1982


Description:
The Ewe fishermen who supplied local and regional markets with freshwater fish from the Black Volta River traveled in locally made wooden canoes. Several are moored on the south bank of the river near the Dam Site settlement, a short distance downstream from the projected site of the Bui Dam. Dam Site, 7 October, 1982.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Date:
1982-10-07
Location(s) Facet:
Dam Site
Subjects:
Dam Site
Subjects Facet:
Fishing; Canoes; Ewe (African people); Black Volta River; Rivers
Identifier:
7
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1982
Date searchable:
1982-10-07
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Dam Site;8.232275, -2.205676
Date Digitized:
2016
Geographic Coordinates:
8.232275, -2.205676