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21. Banda Research Project team at work, Kuulo Kataa, 1995

Description:
Banda Research Project excavation team members at work on Mound 118 at Kuulo Kataa. Wooden stakes mark the corners of 2x2 meter excavation units, several of which are in progress. North American students Leith Smith (white hat and shirt) and Alex Caton (far right) are pictured along with men from Dompofie and Ahenkro. View looking northward. Kuulo Kataa, 1995.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Dompofie
Subjects:
Kuulo Kataa; Banda Research Project
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1995
Date searchable:
1995
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Dompofie;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Date Digitized:
2019-05-02
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.14847222, -2.37472222

22. Makala elder pouring libations at Makala Kataa, 1994

Description:
A Makala elder pours libations at the site of Makala Kataa to open work on a Friday. He is accompanied by two members of the 1994 Banda Research Project excavation team, both from Makala. L-R: __, __, __. Makala Kataa, 1994.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Makala
Subjects:
Makala Kataa
Subjects Facet:
Libations
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1994
Date searchable:
1994
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Makala;8.142053, -2.383126
Date Digitized:
2019-05-02
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.142053, -2.383126

23. Farm shelter near Ahenkro, 1982

Description:
Interior view of a shelter constructed at farm with walls made from woven mats and a thatched roof supported by wooden poles around the shelter's perimeter. In the shelter's rear corner, calabash (gourd; chrԑ in Nafaanra) bowls and ladles rest on a low platform constructed of poles and thatch. Several other worn calabash and fired clay vessels are beneath the platform. A hearth, right foreground, is constructed of three stones in-between which dry wood collected from around the farm is placed. Several maize (corn; bleju in Nafaanra) shucks lie on the ground, lower left foreground. Farm near Ahenkro, September, 1982.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17118 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17120
Location(s) Facet:
Banda
Subjects:
Mats; Farm shelter; Maize
Subjects Facet:
Building; Farming; Gourd, Calabash; Basket making; Firewood; Corn
Identifier:
36
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1982
Date searchable:
1982-09
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Banda
Date Digitized:
2019-05-28
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Mark McIntyre

24. Banda Cultural Centre, Ahenkro, 2001

Description:
The Banda Cultural Centre provides space for community gatherings and guest rooms for Banda Research Project and other community visitors. The Centre's motto/logo is "Nyu nunu," (Nafaanra) or "Unity." Commissioned in 1995, the main building was constructed in 1994-95 through a combination of Banda Research Project funding and communal labor supplied by Ahenkro's four Unit Committees. The free-standing annex (right in photo) was added in 2000. It houses additional guest rooms and storage and was also built through a combination of Banda Research Project funding and communal labor. The building is administered and maintained by the community. Ahenkro, July 2001.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17338 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17133 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17533
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Banda Cultural Centre; Unit committees; Communal labor
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2001
Date searchable:
2001-07
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312
Date Digitized:
2016
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.165961, -2.354312

25. Farm shelter near Ahenkro, 1982

Description:
Exterior view of a shelter constructed at farm with walls made from woven mats and a thatched roof supported by wooden poles around the shelter's perimeter. In the foreground, right, a cutlass (machete) rests on a sharpening stone. In the shade of the shelter's eave to the right of its roof-support pole are a small fired clay eating bowl, a clay cooking pot turned upside down resting on its rim, and a larger fired clay water storage pot. Farm shelters provide shade, refuge from rain and a place to rest and prepare food while families are at their farms, which may be located some distance from their homes. Farm near Ahenkro, September, 1982.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17120 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17119
Location(s) Facet:
Banda
Subjects:
Mats; Farm shelter; Cutlass; Sharpening stone
Subjects Facet:
Building; Baskets; Farming; Pottery
Identifier:
35
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1982
Date searchable:
1982-09
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Banda
Date Digitized:
2019-05-28
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Mark McIntyre

26. Banda Traditional Council meeting, Ahenkro, August 1986

Description:
A group of men and women stand in the doorways of the Banda Traditional Council building as the Traditional Council holds a meeting inside. The colonial-period building's interior is lit by natural light through large windows, with several panes of window glass intact on the rear side of the building. Several young people sit on the steps of the building. Visible to the left is the metal-roofed colonial-period village clinic and residence of the village nurse who was in this period the primary medical care personnel for the Banda area. Ahenkro, 12 August, 1986.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Colonial period buildings; Banda Traditional Council
Subjects Facet:
Colonies
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1986
Date searchable:
1986-08-12
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.162784, -2.357505
Date Digitized:
2016
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.162784, -2.357505

27. Preparing calabash at farm, Banda, 1982

Description:
A group of men work together, gathered at farm, processing calabash (gourd; chrԑ in Nafaanra) for market sale. The calabash is split, its pulpy interior removed, and the gourd's interior surface scraped clean before drying. Shavings from this thinning process are scattered about on the ground. Several children are gathered nearby as the men work. A basket sits next to a pile of prepared calabash bowls (chrԑgbͻͻ in Nafaanra). Farm near Ahenkro, August, 1982.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Banda
Subjects:
Calabash; Men's work
Subjects Facet:
Lagenaria siceraria; Baskets; Agriculture; Gourd, Calabash; Cash crops
Identifier:
22
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1982
Date searchable:
1982-08
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Banda
Date Digitized:
2019-05-28
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Mark McIntyre

28. Farm shelter near Ahenkro, 1982

Description:
Interior view of a shelter constructed at farm with walls made from woven mats and a thatched roof supported by wooden poles around the shelter's perimeter. Pieces of firewood lay near the shelter's entrance with a small wooden double-ended pestle/grinder lying on its side in front of the wood. Several maize (corn) cobs (bledjukaan in Nafaanra) stripped of their kernels lay on the earthen floor of the shelter. Farm near Ahenkro, September, 1982.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17118 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17119
Location(s) Facet:
Banda
Subjects:
Mats; Farm shelter; Maize; Grinding pestle
Subjects Facet:
Building; Farming; Basket making; Firewood; Corn
Identifier:
38
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1982
Date searchable:
1982-09
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Banda
Date Digitized:
2019-05-28
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Mark McIntyre

29. Basketry fish trap used by Ewe fishermen, Agbegikrom South, 1982

Description:
A basketry fish trap (exa in Ewe) made and used by Ewe fishermen in the Banda area, Ghana. Traps like these were used for fishing between the months of August and November. They were effective in catching different types of fish three inches in length or longer. Agbegikrom South, December, 1982.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19552
Location(s) Facet:
Agbegikrom South
Subjects Facet:
Baskets; Fishing; Fish Traps; Bamboo; Cordage; Handicrafts; Ewe (African people)
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1982
Date searchable:
1982-12
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Agbegikrom South;8.232275, -2.205676
Date Digitized:
2019-05-28
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Mark McIntyre
Geographic Coordinates:
8.232275, -2.205676

30. Water storage pots, Banda area, 1994

Description:
Several large clay pots used for water storage (chͻkoo in Nafaanra) sit in the interior courtyard of a house next to a black metal barrel, which is also used for water storage. The surface of the two larger clay jars has been textured with maize cob roulette (bledjukaan in Nafaanra ), and one is decorated with arching grooves. The smallest jar has red-painted vertical lines on its interior rim. The small round-based jar has been placed on an enameled-ware pot for support. The larger water jar behind it rests on the upturned base of an enameled-ware headpan, re-purposed after its base rusted and it could no longer be used to carry things. A clay grinding bowl is visible in the lower left corner of the picture. Banda area, 1994.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Banda
Subjects:
Water storage; Water pots (chokoo); Maize cob roulette; Decoration; Jars
Subjects Facet:
Pottery; Water
Identifier:
9
Creator:
Dr. M. Dores Cruz
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1994
Date searchable:
1994
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Banda
Date Digitized:
2016
People Facet:
Dr. M. Dores Cruz
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante