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1. Sacred beads in a calabash container, Ahenkro, 1995
- Description:
- The glass beads considered sacred and used in the puberty (Manaa Ndiom) and marriage (Bijam) rites of Nafana women are stored within a calabash bowl, its lid lying next to it. Most of the beads are imported varieties typical of those that circulated in the Atlantic trade period. On top of two other lidded calabash bowls rests a pair of iron manacles or shackles which are included among ritual paraphernalia. Ahenkro, July 1995.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Relation:
- https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16943; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16944
- Location(s) Facet:
- Ahenkro
- Subjects:
- Manaa Ndiom; Bijam; Manacles
- Subjects Facet:
- Rites and ceremonies; Glass beads; Nafana (African people); Gourd, Calabash; Puberty rites; Shackles; Ritual; Marriage customs and rites
- Creator:
- Alex Caton
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1995
- Date searchable:
- 1995-07
- Genre:
- Photographic print
- Genre Facet:
- Photographic print
- Format:
- Image
- Location(s):
- Ahenkro;8.164906, -2.355708
- Date Digitized:
- 2019-09-24
- Commentary:
- Color print scanned by Ann B. Stahl
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.164906, -2.355708
2. Men performing a hunter's dance, Fawoman, 2019
- Description:
- A hunter carrying a shotgun is joined by a senior hunter as he performs a hunter's dance (Bɔfɔɔrɔ in Nafaanra). Oral history recounts that the dances are those of animals observed and copied by ancestral hunters, generations ago. Accompanied by drummers (on right), the hunters perform in front of an assembled group of villagers during a family history interview. A young woman in the background uses a cell phone to record the event. A performance of Bɔfɔɔrɔ at a June 2019 Banda Heritage Event can be viewed through a link below. Fawoman, 21 May, 2019.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Relation:
- https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19212; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17143
- Date:
- 2019-05-21
- Location(s) Facet:
- Fawoman
- Subjects:
- Performance
- Subjects Facet:
- Hunters; Dance; Ritual; Rites and ceremonies; Drums (musical instrument); Firearms
- Creator:
- Patrick Mensah
- Contributors:
- Enoch Mensah; Sampson Attah
- Date searchable:
- 2019
- Date searchable:
- 2019-05-21
- Genre Facet:
- Digital image
- Format:
- Image
- Location(s):
- Fawoman;8.120434, -2.240526
- Sketchfab Uid:
- Commentary:
- Still image extracted from video footage using Adobe Premier Pro software.
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.120434, -2.240526