1. Two dancers in masquerade attire at the Banda Cultural Centre Commissioning, 1995

Description:

Two Ligbi men from Bongase appear in masquerade regalia prior to a "Do" or "Bedu" performance at the commissioning celebration of the Banda Cultural Centre in Ahenkro. Their carved wooden masks represent a male and female pair of baboons (Mbong in Ligbi). Their heads and shoulders are draped in scarves, they wear raffia skirts around their waist, and over top of socks covering their feet they wear metal jangles on a chain wrapped around their ankles. They are accompanied by a number of men from Bongase. Pictured L-R: Fariah Salah, Kwame Yirikro, Abau Yaya, Abuu Doctor (masked dancer), Adoma, Ansoma Sala (masked dancer), Dandu, Alhaji Moro Mahama. A performance of Mbong at a June 2019 Banda Heritage Event can be viewed through a link below. Ahenkro, 21 July, 1995.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Relation:

https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17138 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17128 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17332; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19216

Location(s) Facet:

Ahenkro

Subjects:

Bedu; Do; Banda Cultural Centre; Baboon

Subjects Facet:

Textiles; Dance; Clothing; Masquerades; Masks; Ligbi language; Wood carvings

Identifier:

Negatives 14a and 15a

Creator:

Andrew Black

Contributors:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

1995

Date searchable:

1995-07-21

Genre:

Black-and-white negative

Genre Facet:

Black-and-white negative

Format:

Image

Location(s):

Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312

Date Digitized:

2019-09-20

Commentary:

Negative scanned by Ann B. Stahl

Geographic Coordinates:

8.165961, -2.354312