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91. Ligbi masquerade dancer, 2019

Description:
A Ligbi masquerade dancer from Bongase performs at a heritage celebration organized by the Banda Heritage Initiative. He wears a mask known as Gbanyamuso in Ligbi (beautiful Gonja woman), his body draped in a floral cloth. A young man follows close behind, fanning the dancer as he performs. An elder Libgi woman and a young man beat square drums as they follow behind the dancer. Ahenkro, 28 June, 2019.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19216; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17127
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Banda Cultural Centre; Bedu; Do
Subjects Facet:
Heritage; Community event; Masks; Wood carvings; Masquerades; Dance; Ligbi (language)
Creator:
Kelvin Asare
Date searchable:
2019
Date searchable:
2019-06-28
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312
Geographic Coordinates:
8.165961, -2.354312

92. Boase elders at a heritage celebration, 2019

Description:
During a performance of songs and dances associated with puberty (Manaa Ndiom) and marriage (Bijam) celebrations as practiced in Boase, elder Afua Gyakari holds a microphone as she sings surrounded by other elders, including Boase chief Tolԑԑ Ligbi Wulotei (wearing a black-and-gold cap). Ahenkro, 28 June, 2019.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19218
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Banda Cultural Centre; Banda Heritage Initiative
Subjects Facet:
Heritage; Community event; Rites and ceremonies; Nafana (African people); Puberty rites; Marriage customs and rites
Creator:
Kelvin Asare
Date searchable:
2019
Date searchable:
2019-06-28
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312
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Geographic Coordinates:
8.165961, -2.354312

93. Drumming for masquerade dancers, 2019

Description:
An elder Ligbi woman and a young man play drums with their hands during a masquerade dance performed at a heritage celebration organized by the Banda Heritage Initiative. Seated in the background to the right are Nafana potters from Dorbour with an array of their wares. Ahenkro, 28 June, 2019.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19216
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Banda Cultural Centre; Bedu; Do
Subjects Facet:
Heritage; Community event; Masquerades; Dance; Ligbi (language); Drums (musical instrument); Pottery
Creator:
Kelvin Asare
Date searchable:
2019
Date searchable:
2019-06-28
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.165961, -2.354312

94. Dorbour potters at a heritage celebration, 2019

Description:
Nafana potters from Dorbour demonstrate their potting practices during a heritage celebration organized by the Banda Heritage Initiative. Two women (Mary Yakosua, left) are in the process of forming the upper bodies of jars using clay that they brought from Dorbour. Ahenkro, 28 June, 2019.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19205
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Banda Cultural Centre
Subjects Facet:
Heritage; Community event; Nafana (African people); Pottery; Pottery making
Creator:
Kelvin Asare
Date searchable:
2019
Date searchable:
2019-06-28
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.165961, -2.354312

95. Nafana storytellers, 2019

Description:
Three of Ahenkro' s Nafana storytellers share stories at a Banda Heritage Event held at the Banda Cultural Centre. A film of the storytellers sharing tales can be accessed through the "iaff_works" link below. L-R, Idisa Yaya, Akosua Mattah, and Alhasa Watara. Ahenkro, 28 June, 2019.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://iaff.library.uvic.ca/concern/iaff_works/28cd31ae-dd64-47ac-9caf-5601ef741676
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Banda Cultural Centre; Storytelling; Banda Heritage Initiative
Subjects Facet:
Heritage; Tales
Creator:
Kelvin Asare
Date searchable:
2019
Date searchable:
2019-06-28
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312
Geographic Coordinates:
8.165961, -2.354312

96. Ligbi masquerade dancer, 2019

Description:
A Ligbi masquerade dancer from Bongase performs at a heritage celebration organized by the Banda Heritage Initiative. He wears a carved wooden baboon mask (mbong in Ligbi). His body is draped in black and his head in shimmering silver cloth. Attendants fan him as he dances. Ahenkro, 28 June, 2019.
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19216; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17138
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Banda Cultural Centre; Bedu; Do
Subjects Facet:
Heritage; Community event; Masks; Wood carvings; Masquerades; Dance; Ligbi (language)
Creator:
Kelvin Asare
Date searchable:
2019
Date searchable:
2019-06-28
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.165961, -2.354312

97. Junior High School students with their weaving projects, 2022

Description:
Junior High School students pose for a picture with their teacher and members of the Banda Heritage Initiative after participating in a consultation on a draft heritage learning resource ("Learning From Our Past. Banda District, Ghana"). Allison Balabuch (left), a University of Victoria PhD student in Curriculum and Instruction, drafted the resource. The girls hold weaving projects that they worked on during the consultation. The girls' teacher and Banda Heritage Initiative members Patrick Mensah (black cap) and Enoch Mensah (far right) stand with the girls. Model School, Ahenkro, 25 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://dspace.library.uvic.ca/items/c22f27cc-1881-40f0-b013-beff5710bfca
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Students; Education
Subjects Facet:
Heritage; Schools; Weaving
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-25
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.168333, -2.353056
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.168333, -2.353056

98. Women of Boase at a heritage celebration, 2019

Description:
Women from Boase sit together under a canopy at a heritage celebration organized by the Banda Heritage Initiative. Young women dressed in attire associated with marriage (Bijam) and puberty (Manaa Ndiom) celebrations are seated in the center. To the left are three large calabashes filled with water on which the women will float smaller calabash bowls. These are used as drums to accompany songs sung during marriage and puberty celebrations. Ahenkro, 28 June, 2019.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17353; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19218
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Banda Cultural Centre; Manaa Ndiom; Bijam
Subjects Facet:
Heritage; Community event; Drums (musical instrument); Rites and ceremonies; Nafana (African people); Gourd, Calabash; Puberty rites; Marriage customs and rites
Creator:
Kelvin Asare
Date searchable:
2019
Date searchable:
2019-06-28
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312
Geographic Coordinates:
8.165961, -2.354312

99. Junior High School students learning to weave, 2022

Description:
Two Junior High School students try their hand at weaving on a simple stick loom as part of a consultation on a draft heritage learning resource ("Learning From Our Past. Banda District, Ghana"), which lays on the desk in front of them. The booklet is open to pages that describe how local people in the past wove textiles on strip looms. Teacher Jerry Tsito looks on as they weave. Model School, Ahenkro, 25 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://dspace.library.uvic.ca/items/c22f27cc-1881-40f0-b013-beff5710bfca
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Students; Education
Subjects Facet:
Heritage; Schools; Weaving
Creator:
Patrick Mensah
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-25
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.168333, -2.353056
Geographic Coordinates:
8.168333, -2.353056

100. Junior High School students learning to weave, 2022

Description:
Two Junior High School students try their hand at weaving on a simple stick loom as part of a consultation on a draft heritage learning resource ("Learning From Our Past. Banda District, Ghana"), which lays on the desk in front of them. The booklet is open to pages that describe how local people in the past wove textiles on strip looms. Model School, Ahenkro, 25 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://dspace.library.uvic.ca/items/c22f27cc-1881-40f0-b013-beff5710bfca
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Students; Education
Subjects Facet:
Heritage; Schools; Weaving
Creator:
Patrick Mensah
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-25
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.168333, -2.353056
Geographic Coordinates:
8.168333, -2.353056