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1. Fish ready for smoking, Akanyakrom, 2022
- Description:
- A container of fish covered by leaves sits near a smoking over, awaiting processing. A plastic hanger and a Guiness carton site nearby in the resettled Ewe village of Akanyakrom. Akanyakrom, 16 July, 2022.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom (resettled)
- Subjects:
- Women's work; Plastic containers
- Subjects Facet:
- Fishing villages; Food processing
- Creator:
- Allison Balabuch
- Date searchable:
- 2022
- Date searchable:
- 2022-07-16
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Format:
- Image
- Source:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom (resettled);8.247491, -2.246060
- Sketchfab Uid:
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.247491, -2.246060
2. Fish ready for smoking, Akanyakrom, 2022
- Description:
- An aluminum headpan holds fish known as Asentewe (Alestes baremoze) that are ready for smoking. The fish have been scaled and gutted, and a bamboo skewer placed through their tail and head to hold them as they smoke. The pan sits on the edge of a smoking oven, next to two wooden and mesh smoking trays in the resettled Ewe village of Akanyakrom. Akanyakrom, 16 July, 2022.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom (resettled)
- Subjects:
- Women's work; Headpans
- Subjects Facet:
- Fishing villages; Food processing; Smoking of food
- Creator:
- Allison Balabuch
- Date searchable:
- 2022
- Date searchable:
- 2022-07-16
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Format:
- Image
- Source:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom (resettled);8.247491, -2.246060
- Sketchfab Uid:
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.247491, -2.246060
3. Fish laid out for smoking, Akanyakrom, 2022
- Description:
- Fish known as Asentewe (Alestes baremoze) have been laid on their backs in a wood and mesh smoking tray. The fish are oriented on their backs to retain the fat in their belly. Multiple trays will be stacked and covered while smoking for up to four days. Trays are periodically rotated in the stack to ensure even smoking of all the fish. Two aluminum headpans used to carry the fish sit nearby. Akanyakrom, 16 July, 2022.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom (resettled)
- Subjects:
- Women's work; Headpans
- Subjects Facet:
- Fishing villages; Food processing; Smoking of food
- Creator:
- Allison Balabuch
- Date searchable:
- 2022
- Date searchable:
- 2022-07-16
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Format:
- Image
- Source:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom (resettled);8.247491, -2.246060
- Sketchfab Uid:
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.247491, -2.246060
4. Fish smoking oven, Akanyakrom, 2022
- Description:
- Five wooden racks containing fish sit on top of a rectangular earthen smoking oven in the resettled Ewe village of Akanyakrom. A metal roofing sheet covers the stack. The metal-sided shed behind the oven is where women scale and gut the fish in preparation for smoking. A deep wooden mortar and five pestals of varying size and shape rest against a nearby house. Akanyakrom, 16 July, 2022.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom (Resettled)
- Subjects:
- Women's work
- Subjects Facet:
- Fishing villages; Food processing; Smoking of food; Mortars & pestles
- Creator:
- Allison Balabuch
- Date searchable:
- 2022
- Date searchable:
- 2022-07-16
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Format:
- Image
- Source:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom (Resettled);8.247491, -2.246060
- Sketchfab Uid:
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.247491, -2.246060
5. Preparing bamboo for basketry fish trap making, Akanyakrom, 2022
- Description:
- Ewe fishermen Maxwell Gbadago (left) and Dzobo Sebastian (right) use knives to remove knots and shape bamboo sticks that they will use in weaving a basketry fish trap. A number of unsplit bamboo stalks await processing. A large blue industrially made fish net is laid out behind where they sit. Akanyakrom, 18 July, 2022.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom (resettled)
- Subjects:
- Men's work
- Subjects Facet:
- Bamboo; Fish traps; Handicrafts; Ewe (African people)
- Creator:
- Allison Balabuch
- Date searchable:
- 2022
- Date searchable:
- 2022-07-18
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Format:
- Image
- Source:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom (resettled);8.246709, -2.244840
- Sketchfab Uid:
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.246709, -2.244840
6. Bamboo used for fish trap making, Akanyakrom, 2022
- Description:
- Whole and split bamboo stalks that will be used to make a basketry fish trap. Akanyakrom, 18 July, 2022.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom (resettled)
- Subjects:
- Men's work
- Subjects Facet:
- Bamboo; Fish traps; Handicrafts; Baskets
- Creator:
- Allison Balabuch
- Date searchable:
- 2022
- Date searchable:
- 2022-07-18
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Format:
- Image
- Source:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom (resettled);8.246709, -2.244840
- Sketchfab Uid:
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.246709, -2.244840
7. Making rope, Akanyakrom, 2022
- Description:
- Dzobo Rubben, an Ewe fisherman, twists a vine that will be processed into rope for use in fish trap making. The twisted and coiled vine will be allowed to dry for several days before it is processed by pounding with a wooden mallet. The surrounding ground is covered with bamboo sticks and shavings, also part of the materials used in fish trap making. Akanyakrom, 18 July, 2022.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom (resettled)
- Subjects:
- Men's work
- Subjects Facet:
- Cordage; Fish traps; Handicrafts
- Creator:
- Allison Balabuch
- Date searchable:
- 2022
- Date searchable:
- 2022-07-18
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Format:
- Image
- Source:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom (resettled);8.246709, -2.244840
- Sketchfab Uid:
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.246709, -2.244840
8. Weaving a basketry fish trap, top row, Akanyakrom, 2022
- Description:
- Ewe fisherman Dzobo Rubben weaves the top section of a basketry fish trap. He uses cordage to bundle bamboo sticks and narrow the trap toward its top. In lower rows, individual bamboo sticks are separated by two twists of rope. As the weaver nears the top, he reduces the twist between sticks to one, narrowing their spacing. In the next row he bundles two sticks separated by one twist. He then bundles four, then eight, creating a cone-shaped trap. Behind, another in-progress trap with narrower spacing between sticks stands upright against a shed. Akanyakrom, 23 July, 2022.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom (resettled)
- Subjects:
- Men's work
- Subjects Facet:
- Bamboo; Cordage; Fish traps; Handicrafts; Baskets; Ewe (African people)
- Creator:
- Allison Balabuch
- Date searchable:
- 2022-07-23
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Format:
- Image
- Source:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom (resettled);8.246709, -2.244840
- Sketchfab Uid:
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.246709, -2.244840
9. Partially complete basketry fish trap, Akanyakrom, 2022
- Description:
- A partially finished basketry fish trap made from bamboo and vine cordaage sits upright in the Ewe fishing village of Akanykrom. This resettled village was established after the community was displaced by construction of Bui Dam. Fish traps like these can no longer be used downstream of the dam because of reduced water flow, nor can they be used on the lake behind the dam. Akanyakrom, 23 July, 2022.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom (resettled)
- Subjects:
- Men's work
- Subjects Facet:
- Bamboo; Cordage; Fish traps; Handicrafts; Baskets; Ewe (African people)
- Creator:
- Allison Balabuch
- Date searchable:
- 2022
- Date searchable:
- 2022-07-23
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Format:
- Image
- Source:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom (resettled);8.246709, -2.244840
- Sketchfab Uid:
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.246709, -2.244840
10. Weaving a basketry fish trap, Akanyakrom, 2022
- Description:
- Ewe fisherman Dzobo Rubben weaves a basketry fish trap. He uses cordage to secure the bamboo sticks, using his feet to hold the trap in place as he weaves using cordage made from vines. These woven sticks will form the outer body of the basketry trap. Akanyakrom, 23 July, 2022.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom (resettled)
- Subjects:
- Men's work
- Subjects Facet:
- Bamboo; Cordage; Fish traps; Handicrafts; Baskets
- Creator:
- Allison Balabuch
- Date searchable:
- 2022
- Date searchable:
- 2022-07-23
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Format:
- Image
- Source:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom (resettled);8.246709, -2.244840
- Sketchfab Uid:
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.246709, -2.244840
11. Weaving the tongue of a basketry fish trap, Akanyakrom, 2022
- Description:
- Ewe fishermen Dzobo Sebastian (center), and Dzobo Rubben (left) weave the tongue (exa woade in Ewe) of a basketry fish trap. They use vine cordage to secure the bamboo sticks. This portion of the trap is inserted into the woven cylindrical trap body, allowing fish to enter but blocking their exit from the basketry trap. Maxwell Gbadago (right) uses a wooden mallet to pound a vine that has been twisted and dried in order to remove its bark and make it pliable. The resulting rope will be used to weave remaining parts of the fish trap. Akanyakrom, 23 July, 2022.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Relation:
- https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19549
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom (resettled)
- Subjects:
- Men's work
- Subjects Facet:
- Bamboo; Cordage; Fish traps; Handicrafts; Baskets; Ewe (African people)
- Creator:
- Allison Balabuch
- Date searchable:
- 2022
- Date searchable:
- 2022-07-23
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Format:
- Image
- Source:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom (resettled);8.246709, -2.244840
- Sketchfab Uid:
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.246709, -2.244840
12. Fish smoking oven, Akanyakrom, 2022
- Description:
- Five stacked racks containing fish sit on top of a rectangular earthen smoking oven in the resettled Ewe village of Akanyakrom. The wood racks have a metal mesh base on which the fish are placed. A metal roofing sheet covers the stack. Leafy boughs used in smoking lie in front of the furnace to the right of an aluminum headpan. A blue plastic drum used to store water sits against the wall of a nearby house. Akanyakrom, 16 July, 2022.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom (Resettled)
- Subjects:
- Women's work; Water barrels; Plastic containers; Headpans
- Subjects Facet:
- Fishing villages; Food processing; Smoking of food; Mortars & pestles
- Creator:
- Allison Balabuch
- Date searchable:
- 2022
- Date searchable:
- 2022-07-16
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Format:
- Image
- Source:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom (Resettled);8.247491, -2.246060
- Sketchfab Uid:
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.247491, -2.246060
13. Rope and wooden mallet, Akanyakrom, 2022
- Description:
- A wooden mallet used in rope making lies on the ground to the right of a coil of rope. This rope was made by beating the surface of a vine to remove its bark and soften its texture. The rope will be used to weave a large bamboo fish trap. Akanyakrom, 23 July, 2022.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom (Resettled)
- Subjects:
- Men's work
- Subjects Facet:
- Cordage; Fish traps; Handicrafts
- Creator:
- Allison Balabuch
- Date searchable:
- 2022
- Date searchable:
- 2022-07-23
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Format:
- Image
- Source:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom (Resettled);8.246709, -2.244840
- Sketchfab Uid:
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.246709, -2.244840
14. Outer body of a basketry fish trap, Akanyakrom, 2022
- Description:
- A partially complete basketry fish trap made with bamboo sticks and vine cordage. View looking to the interior after four bracing hoops have been inserted. The hoops are placed at intervals to expand and brace the bamboo sticks that make up the trap's outer body. Akanyakrom, 26 July, 2022.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom (resettled)
- Subjects:
- Men's work
- Subjects Facet:
- Fish traps; Handicrafts; Baskets; Bamboo; Cordage
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 2022
- Date searchable:
- 2022-07-26
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Format:
- Image
- Source:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom (resettled);Akanyakrom (Resettled)
- Sketchfab Uid:
- Geographic Coordinates:
- Akanyakrom (Resettled)
15. Completed basketry fish trap, Akanyakrom, 2022
- Description:
- Ewe fishermen Dzobo Rubben (left), Maxwell Gbadago (center) and Dzobo Sebastian (right) stand alongside a bamboo fish trap that they made from locally harvested resources. The trap is oriented in the way it would be placed in the water, braced by two long sticks that would be driven into the river bottom. The trap would also be secured by a rope anchoring the trap to a nearby tree or other secure object. Akanyakrom, 26 July, 2022.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Relation:
- https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17121
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom (resettled)
- Subjects:
- Men's work
- Subjects Facet:
- Bamboo; Cordage; Fish traps; Handicrafts; Baskets; Ewe (African people)
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 2022
- Date searchable:
- 2022-07-26
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Format:
- Image
- Source:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom (resettled);8.246709, -2.244840
- Sketchfab Uid:
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.246709, -2.244840
16. Preparing wood for a fish trap, Akanyakrom, 2022
- Description:
- Ewe fisherman Dzobo Rubben uses a cutlass to smooth a stick that will be used to make the interior hoops that open and brace the inside of basketry fish trap. Akanyakrom, 26 July, 2022.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom (resettled)
- Subjects:
- Men's work; Cutlasses
- Subjects Facet:
- Fish traps; Handicrafts; Baskets; Ewe (African people)
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 2022
- Date searchable:
- 2022-07-26
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Format:
- Image
- Source:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom (resettled);8.246709, -2.244840
- Sketchfab Uid:
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.246709, -2.244840
17. Preparing inner support for a basketry fish trap, Akanyakrom, 2022
- Description:
- Ewe fisherman Dzobo Sebastian forms a hoop from a flexible stick. He uses his feet to secure the stick as he makes a hoop of the right size to stretch and brace the bamboo sticks of the outer body of a basketry fish trap. Akanyakrom, 26 July, 2022.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Relation:
- https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19548
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom (resettled)
- Subjects:
- Men's work
- Subjects Facet:
- Fish traps; Handicrafts; Baskets; Ewe (African people)
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 2022
- Date searchable:
- 2022-07-26
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Format:
- Image
- Source:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom (resettled);8.246709, -2.244840
- Sketchfab Uid:
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.246709, -2.244840
18. Tied ends of the inner support for a basketry fish trap, Akanyakrom, 2022
- Description:
- Cordage used to secure a hoop formed from a flexible stick. The hoop will be used to stretch and brace the bamboo sticks of the outer body of a basketry fish trap. Akanyakrom, 26 July, 2022.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Relation:
- https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19547
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom (resettled)
- Subjects:
- Men's work
- Subjects Facet:
- Fish traps; Cordage; Handicrafts; Baskets
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 2022
- Date searchable:
- 2022-07-26
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Format:
- Image
- Source:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom (resettled);8.246709, -2.244840
- Sketchfab Uid:
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.246709, -2.244840
19. Tongue of a basketry fish trap, Akanyakrom, 2022
- Description:
- The completed interior trap (tongue, exa woade in Ewe) made of bamboo that will be inserted into the outer body of the basketry fish trap. Once inserted and secured, the tongue allows fish to enter but blocks their exit from the trap. A twisted vine lies on the ground in front of the inner trap. This is the first step in processing the vine into rope like that used to weave the trap. A bale of industrially made blue fishing net sits in the background. Akanyakrom, 26 July, 2022.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Relation:
- https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19545
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom (resettled)
- Subjects:
- Men's work
- Subjects Facet:
- Bamboo; Cordage; Fish traps; Handicrafts; Baskets
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 2022
- Date searchable:
- 2022-07-26
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Format:
- Image
- Source:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom (resettled);8.246709, -2.244840
- Sketchfab Uid:
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.246709, -2.244840
20. Making rope, Akanyakrom, 2022
- Description:
- Dzobo Rubben, an Ewe fisherman, holds a vine that has been twisted in preparation for rope making. The vine will be set aside to dry for several days before being processed by pounding with a wooden mallet. The rope will be used in fish trap making. Bamboo sticks that will be used for the body of the basketry fish trap can be seen lying on the ground in the background. Akanyakrom, 18 July, 2022.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom (resettled)
- Subjects:
- Men's work
- Subjects Facet:
- Cordage; Fish traps; Handicrafts; Baskets
- Creator:
- Allison Balabuch
- Date searchable:
- 2022
- Date searchable:
- 2022-07-18
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Format:
- Image
- Source:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom (resettled);8.246709, -2.244840
- Sketchfab Uid:
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.246709, -2.244840
21. Weaving a basketry fish trap, first row, Akanyarom, 2022
- Description:
- Ewe fisherman Dzobo Sebastian uses rope made from a vine to secure bamboo sticks as he weaves a basketry fish trap. He has woven a first row, now secured by pegs, and is moving in the opposite direction as he weaves a second row. He uses his feet to secure the bamboo sticks as he twists the cord between sticks. Behind him is a wooden mallet used to process the cordage. A large blue industrially made fish net is stretched out behind him. Akanyakrom, 21 July, 2022.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom (resettled)
- Subjects:
- Men's work
- Subjects Facet:
- Bamboo; Cordage; Fish traps; Handicrafts; Baskets; Ewe (African people)
- Creator:
- Allison Balabuch
- Date searchable:
- 2022
- Date searchable:
- 2022-07-21
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Format:
- Image
- Source:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom (resettled);8.246709, -2.244840
- Sketchfab Uid:
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.246709, -2.244840
22. Weaving a basketry fish trap, top row, Akanyakrom, 2022
- Description:
- Ewe fisherman Dzobo Rubben weaves the top section of a basketry fish trap made of bamboo and vine cordage, securing the trap with his feet as he works. He uses cordage to bundle bamboo sticks and narrow the trap toward its top. In lower rows, individual bamboo sticks are separated by two twists of rope. As the weaver nears the top, he reduces the twist between sticks to one, narrowing their spacing. In the next row he bundles two sticks separated by one twist. He then bundles four, then eight, creating a cone-shaped trap. Akanyakrom, 23 July, 2022.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom (resettled);8.246709, -2.244840
- Subjects:
- Men's work
- Subjects Facet:
- Bamboo; Cordage; Fish traps; Handicrafts; Baskets; Ewe (African people)
- Creator:
- Allison Balabuch
- Date searchable:
- 2022
- Date searchable:
- 2022-07-23
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Format:
- Image
- Source:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Coverage-Temporal:
- Akanyakrom (resettled)
- Sketchfab Uid:
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.246709, -2.244840
23. Carrying a basketry fish trap, Akanyakrom, 2022
- Description:
- Mawell Gbadago (left), Dzobo Sebastian (center) & Dzobo Rubben (right) pictured with a basketry fish trap (exa in Ewe) that they made as part of a British Museum Endangered Material Knowledge Programme project to document Indigenous technologies in the Banda area. In his right hand, Sebastian carries a length of coiled stick (afɔtasi in Ewe) like that used to force open the trap body; a bundle of twisted vine used to make the rope with which the fishermen weave the bamboo trap; and a wooden mallet (ɛka fokpo in Ewe) used to pound the vine (adzɔ in Ewe) as they process it into rope. Akanyakrom, 29 July, 2022.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Akanyakrom (resettled)
- Subjects:
- Men's work
- Subjects Facet:
- Bamboo; Cordage; Fish traps; Handicrafts; Baskets; Ewe (African people)
- Creator:
- Patrick Mensah
- Date searchable:
- 2022
- Date searchable:
- 2022-07-29
- Genre Facet:
- Digial image
- Format:
- Image
- Source:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Location(s):
- Akanyakrom (resettled);8.246709, -2.244840
- People Depicted:
- Maxwell Gbadago; Dzobo Sebastian; Dzobo Rubben
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- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.246709, -2.244840