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1. 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:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.162784, -2.357505
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.162784, -2.357505

2. Members of Gangoolo Katoo, Sanwa, 1986

Description:: Family history interview with members of Gangoolo Katoo, including Tolԑԑ Sah Dongi, Oyokohene (seated, center), Kwaku Donkor (linguist, seated, light blue cloth), Kwado Fordjour and Ama Nyini (on left with head scarf), Samwa, 4 August, 1986.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17443
Location(s) Facet:: Sanwa
Subjects:: Family history; Gangoolo Katoo
Subjects Facet:: Oral history
Creator:: Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; James Anane
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-08-04
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Sanwa;8.142199, -2.372039
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.142199, -2.372039

3. Kofi Asԑmpasa, Gbԑԑnlԑԑ Katoo, Gbao, 1986

Description:: Kofi Asempasa, male head of Gbԑԑnlԑԑ Katoo, Gbao, 8 August, 1986.
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Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17437 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16674
Location(s) Facet:: Gbao
Subjects:: Family history; Gbԑԑnlԑԑ [Gbeenlee] Katoo
Subjects Facet:: Oral history
Creator:: Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; James Anane
Date searchable:: 1986-08-08
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Gbao;8.147021, -2.362744
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.147021, -2.362744

4. 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.
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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:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.165961, -2.354312

5. Yaw Fori, Swordbearer, Kafͻnͻ Katoo, Ahenkro, 1986

Description:: Kafͻnͻ Katoo, Ahenkro, has long provided swordbearers (Bͻͻnfiԑn Yiifun) to the Banda paramount stool. Yaw Fori, pictured here, held the position in 1986.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17484 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16689
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects:: Kafͻnͻ [Kafono] Katoo; Family history; Swordbearers
Subjects Facet:: Oral history
Creator:: Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; James Anane
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-07-29
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.164591, -2.355672
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.164591, -2.355672

6. Members of Gbԑԑnlԑԑ Katoo, Gbao, 1986

Description:: Elders of Gbԑԑnlԑԑ Katoo: Kofi Asԑmpasa (center) and Yaa Gbao (right) with James Anane (left), Gbao, 8 August, 1986.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17437
Location(s) Facet:: Gbao
Subjects:: Gbԑԑnlԑԑ [Gbeenlee] Katoo; Family history
Subjects Facet:: Oral history
Creator:: Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-08-08
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Gbao;8.147021, -2.362744
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.147021, -2.362744

7. 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:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Banda
Date Digitized:: 2019-05-28
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Mark McIntyre

8. Members of Kofi Krԑma Katoo, Ahenkro , 1986

Description:: Family history interview with Elders of Kofi Krԑma [Krema] Katoo. Seated center Donkor Amma, female head; seated right Kwadwo Abedi, male head. Banda-Ahenkro, 13 August, 1986.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17486
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects:: Kofi Krԑma [Krema] Katoo; Family history
Subjects Facet:: Oral history
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; James Anane
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-08-13
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.164591, -2.355672
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.164591, -2.355672

9. 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:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Banda
Date Digitized:: 2019-05-28
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Mark McIntyre

10. Amma Bio, Gbaŋmbɛ Katoo, Sanwa, 1986

Description:: Amma Bio of Gbaŋmbɛ Katoo demonstrates the dance associated with sinyeele (balo or xylophone) music played at funerals. Male family head Nyua Kwadwo plays the sinyeele. Lying beneath the partially assembled instrument are calabashes that serve as resonators and produce the instrument's distinctive sound. A small wooden stool lies on its side nearby. Sanwa, 6 August, 1986.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17506 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16697
Location(s) Facet:: Sanwa
Subjects:: Family history; Gbaŋmbɛ [Gbangmbe] Katoo
Subjects Facet:: Music; Balo; Funeral customs and rites; Dance; Oral history; Gourd, Calabash; Xylophone; Stools
Creator:: Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; James Anane
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-08-06
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Sanwa;8.142199, -2.372039
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.142199, -2.372039

11. Elders of Kafͻnͻ Katoo, Ahenkro, 1986

Description:: Family history interview with Elders of Kafͻnͻ Katoo: left, Yaw Fori (Bͻͻnfiԑn Yiifun); right, Kupo Aboateaa, Bamuhene, Ahenkro, 23 July, 1986.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17484 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16688
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects:: Kafͻnͻ [Kafono] Katoo; Family history
Subjects Facet:: Oral history
Creator:: Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; James Anane
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-07-23
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.164591, -2.355672
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.164591, -2.355672

12. Members of Kuulo Katoo, Dompofie, 1986

Description:: Family history interview with Elders of Kuulo Katoo including (seated front, left to right) Kwame Broma, Tolԑԑ Kwadwo Fordjour (Odikro), Lelԑԑ Afua Fofie (female head). Standing in brown cloth, Kwasi Millah, and to his right Emmanuel Dwira. Other members of Kuulo Katoo pictured are Kwasi Donkor and Kwabena Mensah. James Anane (interviewer) standing left. Dompofie, 6 August, 1986.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17487
Location(s) Facet:: Dompofie
Subjects:: Family history; Kuulo Katoo
Subjects Facet:: Oral history
Creator:: Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; James Anane
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-08-06
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Dompofie;8.14816667, -2.36777778
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.14816667, -2.36777778

13. Carved wooden face masks, Banda, 1964

Description:: Early in his career, art historian Roy Sieber toured Ghana studying the country's indigenous art forms (Interview with Roy Sieber, "African Arts", Vol. 25, no. 4, Oct. 1992, pg. 48). Several years later Sieber's student René Bravmann returned to west central Ghana to study the region's masking traditions. This photo of masks taken by Roy Sieber is Included in René Bravmann's photo archives with the label "Do masks at Banda, R. Sieber photo, 1960s." Masks like these are used in masquerade dances to celebrate special occasions including weddings and public festivals such as the end of Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting. In his 1974 book "Islam and Tribal Art in West Africa" (Cambridge University Press, pg. 166), René Bravmann notes that at the time of his 1967 fieldwork there were in the "Ligbi village of Bungazi [Bongase] six Do [masks]... Interestingly enough, only three years prior to my fieldwork [1964], Roy Sieber recorded twelve Do face masks at Bungazi. My inquiries in 1967 revealed that five of the masks had been stolen and a sixth had deteriorated to the point where it was no longer usable." The masks pictured here (1964) may be among the Bongase masks that were stolen or deteriorated by the time of Bravmann's 1967 visit. Bongase, 1964.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Bongase
Subjects:: Do
Subjects Facet:: Wood carvings; Rites and ceremonies; Dance; Islam; Masquerades; Marriage customs and rites; Regalia; Masks
Creator:: Dr. Roy Sieber
Contributors:: Dr. René A. Bravmann
Date searchable:: 1964
Date searchable:: 1964
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Bongase;8.238039, -2.276274
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.238039, -2.276274

14. Sacred Basins of Gape Katoo, Bofie, 1995

Description:: Young men of Gape Katoo hold the sacred objects associated with ancestor Buari Kojo, Bofie, July, 1995.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17444 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17154 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16722 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16723
Location(s) Facet:: Bofie
Subjects:: Bronze basin; Family history; Gape Katoo; Buari Kojo
Subjects Facet:: Oral history; Ritual
Identifier:: slide 33
Creator:: Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Emmanuel Dwira
Date searchable:: 1995
Date searchable:: 1995-07
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Bofie;8.019775, -2.375237
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.019775, -2.375237

15. 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:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Banda
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante

16. Family history interview with Kofi Asԑmpasa, Gbԑԑnlԑԑ [Gbeenlee] Katoo

Description:: The first oral history interview conducted by the Banda Research Project was with Kofi Asԑmpasa of Gbԑԑnlԑԑ Katoo, Gbao, in November 1982. Asԑmpasa is pictured here with family member James Anane (holding the tape recorder), listening to the audio recording of his interview. His reaction upon hearing the tape: "That man knows his history!" Asԑmpasa was among the most remarkable oral historians encountered in the course of the Banda Research Project. Gbao, 16 Nov, 1982.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17437 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16692
Location(s) Facet:: Gbao
Subjects:: Kofi Asempasa; Gbao; Family history; Gbeenlee Katoo; James Anane
Subjects Facet:: Oral history
Creator:: Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1982
Date searchable:: 1982-11-16
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Gbao;8.147021, -2.362744
Date Digitized:: 2016
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.147021, -2.362744

17. Ma Mnama weeding at farm near Banda-Ahenkro, 1982

Description:: Ma Mnama had a reputation as a successful farmer in the Banda area. Here she uses a short-handled hoe (kagbaan in Nafaanra; pl. kagbɛɛn) to cultivate her intercropped field, located to the east of Banda-Ahenkro, 1982
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Banda
Subjects:: Weeding; Intercropping; Women's work
Subjects Facet:: Hoeing; Intercropping; Agriculture; Farming
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1982
Date searchable:: 1982
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Banda
Date Digitized:: 2016

18. Members of Tapanwolo Katoo, Sabiye, 1986

Description:: Family history interview with members of Tapanwolo Katoo, including Pԑ Yaw, family head (seated, second from left), Kwadwo Ladjaa (seated, third from left) and Alhaji Adama Abudulai, Sabiye, 15 August, 1986.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17498
Location(s) Facet:: Sabiye
Subjects:: Family history; Tapanwolo Katoo
Subjects Facet:: Oral history
Creator:: Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; James Anane
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-08-15
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Sabiye;8.068359, -2.352164
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.068359, -2.352164

19. Sacred Basins of Gape Katoo, Bofie, 1995

Description:: Elders of Gape Katoo offering libations on sacred objects associated with ancestor Buari Kojo, Bofie, July, 1995.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17444 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16724 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17154 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16723
Location(s) Facet:: Bofie
Subjects:: Bronze basin; Family history; Gape Katoo; Buari Kojo
Subjects Facet:: Libations; Ritual; Copper alloys; Oral history
Creator:: Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Emmanuel Dwira
Date searchable:: 1995
Date searchable:: 1995-07
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Bofie;8.019775, -2.375237
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.019775, -2.375237

20. Members of Chorigbͻͻnͻ House, Sase, 1986

Description:: Family history interview with members of Chorigbͻͻnͻ [Chorigboono] House, including Imam Lakaria (center, blue robe), Abakan Wͻye, Moro, Daudu, Sale Asomana, Alhaji Sefuyani, Adam Moro and Amadu Yaya, Sase, 20 July, 1986.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17505
Location(s) Facet:: Sase
Subjects:: Chorigbͻͻnͻ [Chorigboono] House; Family history
Subjects Facet:: Islam; Oral history
Creator:: Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; James Anane
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-07-20
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Sase;8.151558, -2.363023
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.151558, -2.363023

21. 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:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Agbegikrom South;8.232275, -2.205676
Date Digitized:: 2019-05-28
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Mark McIntyre
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.232275, -2.205676

22. 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:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Banda
Date Digitized:: 2019-05-28
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Mark McIntyre

23. Members of Gbaŋmbԑ Katoo, Sanwa, 1986

Description:: Members of Gbaŋmbɛ Katoo demonstrate the use of a (partially constructed) balo or xylophone (sinyeele in Nafaanra). The instrument is played at special funerals, including those of the paramount chief. A calabash with a small hole lies beneath the instrument. Together with other calabashes of graded size (small to large), it serves as the instrument's resonating chamber when fully assembled. By striking the sinyeele's wooden keys with a mallet, a range of musical notes are produced by the differently sized calabashes. Nyua Kwadwo (male family head) holds the mallets he uses to play the sinyeele. On each wrist he wears an iron bangle or bracelet with metal jangles. To the left, a family member plays a drum made from a clay pot. Sanwa, 6 August, 1986.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17506 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16696
Location(s) Facet:: Sanwa
Subjects:: Family history; Gbaŋmbɛ [Gbangmbe] Katoo
Subjects Facet:: Drums (musical instrument); Music; Balo; Bangles; Funeral customs and rites; Oral history; Gourd, Calabash; Pottery; Xylophone
Creator:: Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; James Anane
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-08-06
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Sanwa;8.142199, -2.372039
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.142199, -2.372039

24. Sacred Vessel of Gape Katoo, Bofie, 1995

Description:: Base of a sacred copper alloy vessel associated with Gape Katoo ancestor Buari Kojo, Bofie, July, 1995.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17444 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16724 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17154 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16722
Location(s) Facet:: Bofie
Subjects:: Bronze basin; Family history; Gape Katoo; Buari Kojo
Subjects Facet:: Oral history; Ritual; Copper alloys
Identifier:: slide 30
Creator:: Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Emmanuel Dwira
Date searchable:: 1995
Date searchable:: 1986-07
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Bofie;8.019775, -2.375237
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.019775, -2.375237

25. 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:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Banda
Date Digitized:: 2019-05-28
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Mark McIntyre

26. Masquerade dancer behind a cloth, Bongase, 1967

Description:: A Ligbi man from Bongase wearing masquerade regalia is partially hidden from view by men carrying a cloth as they walk between thatch-roofed houses en route to the space where the masqueraders will perform. He wears a carved wooden "Mbong" (baboon in Ligbi) mask. Scholars refer to this masking tradition as "Do," while locally it is termed "Bedu." For additional details, see Bravmann, René A. (1974) "Islam and Tribal Art in West Africa" (Cambridge University Press), pp. 147-177. Bongase, December, 1967.
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/17-17332; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19216
Location(s) Facet:: Bongase
Subjects:: Bedu; Do; Baboon
Subjects Facet:: Wood carvings; Masks; Ligbi language; Textiles; Masquerades; Chickens
Creator:: Dr. René A. Bravmann
Contributors:: Dr. René A. Bravmann
Date searchable:: 1967
Date searchable:: 1967-12
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Bongase;8.238039, -2.276274
Date Digitized:: 2019-09-24
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.238039, -2.276274

27. Two men in masquerade attire, Bongase, 1967

Description:: Two Ligbi men from Bongase appear in masquerade regalia during a visit to Bongase by René A. Bravmann, then a doctoral student at Indiana University studying African art history. They wear carved wooden "Mbong" (baboon in Ligbi) masks decorated with ochre and white paint, representing a male and female animal. Their heads and shoulders are draped in scarves. They stand in front of a house with a thatched roof and a raffia shade. Scholars refer to this masking tradition as "Do," while locally it is termed "Bedu." For additional details, see Bravmann, René A. (1974) "Islam and Tribal Art in West Africa" (Cambridge University Press), pp. 147-177. A performance of Mbong at a Banda Heritage Event in June 2019 can be viewed through a link below. Bongase, December, 1967.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17335 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17139 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17332; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19216
Location(s) Facet:: Bongase
Subjects:: Bedu; Do; Baboon
Subjects Facet:: Regalia; Masks; Ligbi language; Textiles; Masquerades; Clothing; Wood carvings
Creator:: Dr. René A. Bravmann
Contributors:: Dr. René A. Bravmann
Date searchable:: 1967
Date searchable:: 1967-12
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Bongase;8.238039, -2.276274
Date Digitized:: 2019-09-24
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.238039, -2.276274

28. Sacred Objects of Gape Katoo, Bofie, 1995

Description:: Elders of Gape Katoo with the sacred bronze basin, copper alloy vessel, iron knife and "chain" (copper alloy anklet) associated with ancestor Buari Kojo, Bofie, July, 1995.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17444 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16724 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16722 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16723
Location(s) Facet:: Bofie
Subjects:: Bronze basin; Anklet; Gape Katoo; Family history; Buari Kojo
Subjects Facet:: Copper alloys; Ritual; Oral history
Identifier:: slide 27
Creator:: Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Emmanuel Dwira
Date searchable:: 1995
Date searchable:: 1995-07
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Bofie;8.019775, -2.375237
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.019775, -2.375237

29. Archaeological excavations in progress, Makala Kataa, 1994

Description:: Archaeological excavations focused on a collapsed house mound are in progress at Makala Kataa "Station 10." Archaeologists have left "balk" walls between 2 x 2 meter units as a way to study the mound's stratigraphy. Headpans for carrying excavated soil to nearby screens for sieving sit beside the excavation units. Scattered around the sides of the units are short-handled hoes which the excavation team uses to carefully scrape the soil as they dig. Graduate students Maria Dores Cruz and Leith Smith direct the excavation team while Tolԑԑ Kofi Dwuru III (Nana Millah), visiting the site from Ahenkro, stands to the right in black cloth. Makala Kataa, July 1994.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Makala
Subjects:: Nana Millah; Makala Kataa; Tolee Kofi Dwuru III
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1994
Date searchable:: 1994-07
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Makala;8.142573, -2.381145
Date Digitized:: 2019-05-02
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.142573, -2.381145

30. Archaeological team members, Makala Kataa, 1994

Description:: Members of the 1994 archaeological excavation team at Makala Kataa. Team members included a National Service and a staff member from the Ghana National Museum, American graduate students and Banda men from Ahenkro and Makala. Back row (L-R): Kwame Bio, Samuel Babatu, __, Kwame Anane, Donkor Johnson, Timothy Fordjour, Daniel Mensah, __, Yaw Francis, __, __, Kwadwo Manu. Middle row (L-R): __, Kwame Abrifa, Kwasi Peter, Amos Bediako, Kwabena Mensah, Kofi "Photo" Manu, Yaw Frimpong, Alex Ababio. Front row (L-R): Caesar Apentiik, Ann Stahl, Maria Dores Cruz, Obour Bartholomew, Kwasi Ali, Obimpeh Blorpor, Leith Smith, Victor Mattey, Osei Kofi, Brian Thomas. Also pictured are Frank Osei Kofi, Seth Tahara, Kwame Menka, Kwame Okyei, and Thomas Bio. Makala Kataa, July, 1994.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Makala
Subjects:: Makala Kataa; Team photo
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1994
Date searchable:: 1994-07
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Makala;8.142573, -2.381145
Date Digitized:: 2019-05-02
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.142573, -2.381145

31. 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:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Makala;8.142053, -2.383126
Date Digitized:: 2019-05-02
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.142053, -2.383126

32. 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:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Dompofie;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Date Digitized:: 2019-05-02
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.14847222, -2.37472222

33. Collapsed walls of a house, Sabiye, 1994

Description:: The earthen walls of a house on one side of a multi-room compound have collapsed, the walls filling in the area that was once the house floor. The thatched roofs of other rooms around the open courtyard can be seen in the background. Sabiye, 1994.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Date:: 1994
Location(s) Facet:: Sabiye
Subjects Facet:: Housing; Building, Clay; Walls; Thatched roofs
Creator:: Dr. M. Dores Cruz
Date searchable:: 1994
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Sabiye;8.068359, -2.352164
Date Digitized:: 2016
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.068359, -2.352164

34. Excavations at Mound 2, Station 10, Makala Kataa, 1994

Description:: View of excavation units at Mound 2, Station 10, Makala Kataa. Wooden stakes mark grid points at 2 m intervals and string is used to mark the boundaries of 2 x 2 m excavation units. A deep pit in the corner of Unit 82W 14S (bottom, left) has been excavated and is set up for being photographed with a scale and photo board. Several Banda Research Project team members work as children look on. View to the south. Makala Kataa, July, 1994.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Makala Kataa, Station 10, Mound 2
Date:: 1994-07
Location(s) Facet:: Makala Kataa
Subjects:: Makala Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Identifier:: 8
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1994-07
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Makala Kataa;8.142724, -2.382957
Date Digitized:: 2019-11-06
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.142724, -2.382957

35. Large clay pit west of Bui Village, 1989

Description:: Two men (left) stand on the edge of a deep pit previously mined by potters from around Bui Village as a source of potting clay. The deep clay pit was used before the mid-20th century when potters were still practicing their craft east of the Banda hills. The clay pit was located along a stream which drained into the Black Volta on its south bank, on the road leading west from Bui Village. The pit was located in an area later flooded by the rising waters of Bui Lake after construction of the Bui Dam. A red-and-white 2 meter photo scale stands upright in the pit to show the pit's depth. West of Bui, 1989.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Date:: 1989
Location(s) Facet:: Bui
Subjects:: Potting
Subjects Facet:: Handicraft; Clay mining; Pottery making
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1989
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: 8.288707, -2.279565
Date Digitized:: 2016
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.288707, -2.279565

36. Screening excavated soil, Mound 102, Kuulo Kataa,2000

Description:: Two Banda Research Project team members screen excavated soil at Mound 102, Kuulo Kataa. The men work on the edge of a cleared area several meters away from excavation unit 55W 69N. Thick vegetation covers the mound behind them. A headpan of excavated soil sits in front, awaiting screening. After sieving the soil, the men carefully pick and bag artifacts (fragments of pottery, metals, beads, animal bone) left in the screen. Studying these artifacts and the contexts from which they were recovered (their provenience) helps archaeologists to learn about the daily lives of past people. Kuulo Kataa, 2000.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Date:: 2000
Location(s) Facet:: Kuulo Kataa
Subjects:: Screening; Sieving
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Identifier:: 37
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2000
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Date Digitized:: 2019-11-08
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.14847222, -2.37472222

37. Excavations at Mound 130, Kuulo Kataa, 2000

Description:: In-progress excavations at Mound 130, Kuulo Kataa. A notched tree trunk provides a ladder into the deep units. The south walls of units 93 & 95 E, 110N are visible (center photo), showing the mound's layered deposits. In unit 95E 106 N (photo right), Emmanuel Duku (left), Wazi Apoh (center) and Leith Smith (right) record soil colors using a Munsell Soil Color Chart. Top left, two team members work by a screen used to sieve excavated soil, piles of which are visible in the background. Mound 130 covers an area of approximately 1100 m2 and rises to roughly a meter above the surrounding ground surface. Excavation here revealed thick layers of ashy midden deposits inter-stratified with walls and floors of houses. Kuulo Kataa, 2000.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Kuulo Kataa, Mound 130
Date:: 2000
Location(s) Facet:: Kuulo Kataa
Subjects:: Stratigraphy
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Identifier:: 13
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2000
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Date Digitized:: 2019-11-08
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.14847222, -2.37472222

38. Profile mapping at Mound 102, Kuulo Kataa, 2000

Description:: Banda Research Project team members prepare to profile the north wall of unit 55W 69N at Mound 102, Kuulo Kataa. Osei Kofi (blue shirt) prepares to take measurements from a level string anchored by chaining pins. Alex Caton (wearing a hat) prepares to draw the profile. Wooden pegs mark the corners of the 1 x 2 m unit. Mound 102 is a large deep midden mound which covers approximately 1600 m2 and rises several meters above the surrounding ground surface. A single 1 x 2 m unit was excavated to the base of level 13, after which a 1 x 1 m unit was excavated to almost 4 m, removing roughly 5 m3 of soil. Kuulo Kataa, 8 July, 2000.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17582;https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17583
Provenance:: Kuulo Kataa, Mound 102, Unit 55W 69N
Date:: 2000-07-08
Location(s) Facet:: Kuulo Kataa
Subjects:: Profile mapping; Stratigraphy
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Identifier:: 29
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2000-07-08
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Date Digitized:: 2019-11-08
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.14847222, -2.37472222

39. Profile mapping at Mound 129, Kuulo Kataa, 2000

Description:: Banda Research Project team members Courtney Amos (left), Leith Smith (center) and Emmanuel Duku (right) document the stratigraphy and soil characteristics of the west wall of unit 68E 4N at Mound 129, Kuulo Kataa. Duku measures the boundaries of stratigraphic layers using a metal tape measure and a level string anchored midway down the profile wall. Amos uses graph paper to create a profile map, marking the locations of points measured by Duku. Smith uses a Munsell Soil Color Chart book to record the color of soils from top to bottom along the profile wall. Kuulo Kataa, 2000.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17581
Provenance:: Kuulo Kataa, Mound 129, Unit 68E 4N
Date:: 2000-06
Location(s) Facet:: Kuulo Kataa
Subjects:: Profile mapping; Stratigraphy
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Identifier:: 33
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2000-06
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Date Digitized:: 2019-11-08
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.14847222, -2.37472222

40. Base of level 21, unit 68E 4N, Mound 129, Kuulo Kataa, 2000

Description:: Base of excavation level 21, unit 68E 4N, Mound 129 at Kuulo Kataa. Visible in the walls of the 1 x 2 m unit are its distinct soil layers. Dark upper levels contained many rootlets. These soils transition to a lighter brown zone below, which in turn shows a distinct boundary with ash-filled gray levels beneath. Three radiocarbon dates associated with the gray ashy levels fall in the calibrated age range from c. 1400 to 1530 CE. Equally distinct is the boundary below the ashy layers, where lighter brown soils of lower levels can be seen in plan view at the base of the unit. Several features are visible against these lighter-colored soils. Center photo is an irregularly shaped patch of laterite which archaeologists interpreted as a remnant floor. At upper and lower right, concentrations of charcoal stand out against surrounding light soil. Mound 129 covers roughly 750 m2 and rises roughly 2 meters above the surrounding ground surface. Its stratigraphy suggests a complex history of formation through both primary occupation (living surfaces) and refuse dumping (midden deposits). Kuulo Kataa, 17 June, 2000.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17580
Provenance:: Kuulo Kataa, Mound 129, Unit 68E 4N
Date:: 2000-06-17
Location(s) Facet:: Kuulo Kataa
Subjects:: Stratigraphy; Floors
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Identifier:: 19
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: N. Leith Smith
Date searchable:: 2000-06-17
Date searchable:: 2000
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Date Digitized:: 2019-11-08
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.14847222, -2.37472222

41. Profile mapping, unit 55N 59 W, Mound 102, Kuulo Kataa, 2000

Description:: Banda Research Project team member Enoch Mensah stands on a ladder in unit 55W 69N, Mound 102 at Kuulo Kataa. A tape measure and a level line have been set up on the north wall of the unit in preparation for drawing a profile map. Mound 102 is a large deep midden mound which covers approximately 1600 m2 and rises several meters above the surrounding ground surface. A single 1 x 2 m unit was excavated to the base of level 13, after which a 1 x 1 m unit was excavated to almost 4 m, removing roughly 5 m3 of soil. Three radiocarbon samples from lower levels of the mound (3-3.5 m below the ground surface) had calibrated age ranges of c. 1400-1530 CE. Kuulo Kataa, 2000. Kuulo Kataa, 2000.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17579;https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17583
Provenance:: Kuulo Kataa, Mound 102, Unit 55W 69N
Date:: 2000-07-08
Location(s) Facet:: Kuulo Kataa
Subjects:: Profile mapping; Stratigraphy
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Identifier:: 30
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2000-07-08
Date searchable:: 2000
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Date Digitized:: 2019-11-08
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.14847222, -2.37472222

42. Profile mapping, Mound 5, Station 6, Makala Kataa, 1989

Description:: Banda Research Project team members draw a profile map of walls in completed excavation units, Mound 5, Station 6. Enoch Mensah (kneeling) records measurements as Yaw Frimpong (standing) holds a tape measure. Makala Kataa, 1989. Wooden stakes marking 2 m grid intervals are visible across the mound surface. Makala Kataa, 1989.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Makala Kataa, Station 6, Mound 5
Date:: 1989
Location(s) Facet:: Makala Kataa
Subjects:: Profile mapping
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Makala Kataa;8.142724, -2.382957
Date Digitized:: 2019-11-06
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.142724, -2.382957

43. Base of Level 7, unit 4W 4S, Mound 5, Station 6, Makala Kataa, 1989

Description:: Base of level 7, unit 4W 4S, Mound 5, Station 6, Makala Kataa. An area of burned soil (left), several flat grinding stones (center) and an everted rim jar are exposed at the base of the level. The unit wall shows the transition from dark soils close to the mound's surface and the lighter soils in its lower levels. Makala Kataa, 6 July, 1989.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17570
Provenance:: Makala Kataa, Station 6, Mound 5, Unit 4W 4S, Level 7
Date:: 1989-07-06
Location(s) Facet:: Makala Kataa
Subjects:: Grinding stone
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology); Pottery
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1989-07-06
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Makala Kataa;8.142724, -2.382957
Date Digitized:: 2019-11-06
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.142724, -2.382957

44. West wall, unit 4W 4S, Mound 5, Station 6, Makala Kataa, 1989

Description:: West wall of excavation unit 4W 4S, Mound 5, Station 6, Makala Kataa. Rootlets can be seen in the dark soils of upper levels. Midway down the profile are concentrations of burned sediment, remains of pots and other artifacts. Some of these rest on compacted "floor" deposits--orange-brown in color. The rounded body of a large storage jar is visible in the south wall (left). Together these reflect a living surface that appears to have been left at short notice (in light of the number of intact pots and other things left behind). The upper levels formed on top of this living surface as rain and wind moved soil across the site. Below the "floor" level, the soils are lighter brown and yielded few artifacts. Makala Kataa, 12 July, 1989.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17569
Provenance:: Makala Kataa, Station 6, Mound 5, 4W 4S
Date:: 1989-07-12
Location(s) Facet:: Makala Kataa
Subjects:: Stratigraphy
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1989-07-12
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Makala Kataa;8.142724, -2.382957
Date Digitized:: 2019-11-06
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.142724, -2.382957

45. Grinding stone, Mound 138, Kuulo Kataa, 1995

Description:: A deeply worn grinding stone excavated from Level 5, Unit 130W 28S, Mound 138, Kuulo Kataa. Mound 138 is a low mound covering roughly 300 m2. Mound 138 deposits included slag and a burned feature (Unit 130W 30S) which was probably related to processing metals. These associations suggest that the grinding stone in unit 130W 28S may have been used in metalworking activities. Photo scale in 5 cm intervals. Kuulo Kataa, 1995.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Kuulo Kataa, Mound 138, Unit 130W 30S, Level 5
Date:: 1995-07-12
Location(s) Facet:: Kuulo Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology); Artifacts (Antiquities); Grinding stone
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1995-07-12
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Date Digitized:: 2019-11-08
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Geographic Coordinates:: 8.14847222, -2.37472222

46. Wall stubs at Station 10, Makala Kataa, 1990

Description:: The standing wall stubs of a small structure are surrounded by trees at Makala Kataa. Its walls were built using an atakpame technique. The grass cover has been cleared by archaeologists in preparation for site mapping. Far right, Banda Research Project team members work on nearby Station 10 excavation units. According to oral histories, people moved from this area of Makala Kataa to establish a new village in a place immediately east of the old settlement. This move happened at a time when British colonial officials were implementing "village planning" schemes in the early decades of the 20th century. Makala Kataa, 1990.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Makala Kataa, Station 10
Date:: 1990
Location(s) Facet:: Makala Kataa
Subjects:: Atakpame
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology); Building, Clay
Identifier:: 36
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1990
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Makala Kataa;8.142724, -2.382957
Date Digitized:: 2019-11-06
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.142724, -2.382957

47. Clearing vegetation from Makala Kataa, 1989

Description:: Banda Research Project team members use cutlasses to clear the grass around Makala Kataa, 1989. Small trees cover much of the site surface. Baobab trees also grow on the site, one of which is visible in the background (right). Makala Kataa, 1989.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Makala Kataa, Station 6
Date:: 1989
Location(s) Facet:: Makala Kataa
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1989
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Makala Kataa;8.142724, -2.382957
Date Digitized:: 2019-11-06
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.142724, -2.382957

48. Screening soil, Makala Kataa, Station 6, 1989

Description:: Wooden grid pegs mark the edges of a 2 x 2 m excavation unit (foreground) as two Banda Research Project team members screen soil (right) at Station 6. Osei Kofi carries an empty head pan (left). After sieving the soil, the men carefully pick and bag artifacts (fragments of pottery, metals, beads, animal bone) left in the screen. Studying these artifacts and the contexts from which they were recovered (their provenience) helps archaeologists to learn about the daily lives of past people. Makala Kataa, 1989.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:: Makala Kataa, Station 6
Date:: 1989
Location(s) Facet:: Makala Kataa
Subjects:: Screening; Sieving
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1989
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Makala Kataa;8.142724, -2.382957
Date Digitized:: 2019-11-06
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.142724, -2.382957

49. East profile wall of unit 2W2S, Mound 101, Kuulo Kataa, 1995

Description:: The deeply stratified deposits of a midden mound are visible in the east wall of excavation unit 2W 2S, Mound 101, Kuulo Kataa. Mound 101 is a large mound covering roughly 1200 m2 and rising roughly 3 m above the surrounding ground surface at its apex. Unit 2W 2S was excavated to a depth of ca. 330 cm below the mound surface to the point where laterite rock was encountered. It was excavated as a 2 x 2 m unit to level 15, narrowing to a 1 x 2 m from level 16, with a total estimated 8.7 m3 of soil removed from the unit. Upper levels were characterized by dark soils with many rootlets which transitioned to lighter brown soils. Gray ashy soils dominated the lower cultural levels of the mound. At base, orange-brown clayey soils appeared above the laterite substrate. Kuulo Kataa, July, 1995.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17552; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17605
Date:: 1995-07-06
Location(s) Facet:: Kuulo Kataa
Subjects:: Profile; Stratigraphy
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Identifier:: 4
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1995-07-06
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Date Digitized:: 2019-11-08
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.14847222, -2.37472222

50. Base of east profile wall 2W2S, Mound 101, Kuulo Kataa, 1995

Description:: The deeply stratified deposits of a midden mound are visible in the east wall of excavation unit 2W 2S, Mound 101, Kuulo Kataa. Mound 101 is a large mound covering roughly 1200 m2 and rising roughly 3 m above the surrounding ground surface at its apex. Unit 2W 2S was excavated to a depth of ca. 330 cm below the mound surface to the point where laterite rock was encountered. It was excavated as a 2 x 2 m unit to level 15, narrowing to a 1 x 2 m from level 16, with a total estimated 8.7 m3 of soil removed from the unit. Upper levels were characterized by dark soils with many rootlets which transitioned to lighter brown soils. Gray ashy soils dominated the lower cultural levels of the mound. At base, orange-brown clayey soils appeared above the laterite substrate. Visible in the profile wall, to the left and slightly lower than a circular area of dark soil, is the interior of a pottery jar, the other half removed and reconstructed (KK 95-693; see link below). Kuulo Kataa, July, 1995.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17551; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17628
Date:: 1995-07-06
Location(s) Facet:: Kuulo Kataa
Subjects:: Profile; Stratigraphy
Subjects Facet:: Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology)
Identifier:: 7
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1995-07-06
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Date Digitized:: 2019-11-08
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.14847222, -2.37472222

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