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441. Burned features in a metalworking area, Ngre Kataa, 2008

Description:
An arc of orange-red burned features has been exposed in excavation units 46N 8W and 48N 8W in an area (mound 6) that archaeologists interpret as a metallurgical workshop. To the left (west), the body and base of a large pottery bowl (NK 08-522) has been pedestaled insitu. A number of iron bangles surrounded this bowl (cluster A) as part of a large shrine cluster that extended into adjacent units (where the trunk of a small tree is visible, upper left). The base of this cluster was about 20-30 cm above the burned basins exposed in this photo. Center photo, flanked by photo scales, the round rim of a pottery jar is visible in outline. To the right (east) of the burned features, two hammerstones rest insitu next to one another. To the north of the burned features (forward right of the sign board), a zone of white plaster-like sediment is visible. Far right, archaeologist Abass Iddrisu uses a trowel to expose the contours of burned sediment in an adjacent excavation unit. Red and white scale is two meters in length. Arrow pointing north. Site Ngre Kataa. 17 July 2008.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19170; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19178
Provenance:
Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Units 46-48N 8W, 70 cm bd
Date:
2008-07-17
Location(s) Facet:
Ngre Kataa
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology); Pottery; Metalworking; Shrines
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2008
Date searchable:
2008-07-17
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
People Facet:
Abass Idrisu
Geographic Coordinates:
8.11277778, -2.30611111

442. Landcover regions in West Africa

Description:
A map showing major landcover zones and towns in West Africa.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Date:
2020-02-28
Location(s) Facet:
West Africa
Subjects Facet:
Maps; West Africa
Creator:
Desmond Roessingh
Date searchable:
2020-02-28
Genre Facet:
Map; Maps
Format:
Image
Language Facet:
English
Location(s):
West Africa
Commentary:
Technical note: Projection WGS 1984, UTM Zone 30N; Data sources: Ann Stahl (point locations); Natural Earth (country boundaries); DIVA GIS (rivers); NASA/USGS, Ann Stahl (landcover).

443. Excavating a shrine feature, Ngre Kataa, 2008

Description:
Archaeologist Ben Nutor uses a trowel to scrape soil from around a cluster of objects that archaeologists interpret as a shrine feature (cluster A) in a metallurgical workshop (mound 6). An orange flag marks the location of an iron bangle (SF 08-140), the first of four that were found surrounding the large pottery bowl (NK 08-522) seen partially exposed in front of Nutor. An iron headpan used to carry dirt for screening sits nearby. Site Ngre Kataa. 9 July 2008.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19145; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19143; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19222
Provenance:
Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 46N 8W, Level 1
Date:
2008-07-09
Location(s) Facet:
Ngre Kataa
Subjects Facet:
Excavations (Archaeology); Ornaments; Bangles; Shrines; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2008
Date searchable:
2008-07-09
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
People Facet:
Ben Nutor
Geographic Coordinates:
8.11277778, -2.30611111

444. Carrying a basketry fish trap, Akanyakrom, 2022

Description:
Mawell Gbadago (left), Dzobo Sebastian (center) & Dzobo Reuben (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:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Akanyakrom (resettled);8.246709, -2.244840
People Facet:
Maxwell Gbadago; Dzobo Sebastian; Dzobo Reuben
Geographic Coordinates:
8.246709, -2.244840

445. Surveying level used to map sites, Makala Kataa, 1994

Description:
Members of the Banda Research Project, Maria Dores Cruz (left) and Osei Kofi (right) stand near a surveying level mounded on a tripod. The level was used to map the site's contours and establish grid lines to orient excavation units. A local-made short-handled hoe lies in front of the tripod, its wide flat blade standing upright. Bottom left are stacked headpans used to move soil between excavation units and screens. Station 6, Makala Kataa, June 1994.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Makala Kataa
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Excavations (archaeology)
Identifier:
9
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1994
Date searchable:
1994-06
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Makala Kataa;8.142724, -2.382957
Date Digitized:
2021-08-18
People Facet:
Maria Dores Cruz; Osei Kofi
Geographic Coordinates:
8.142724, -2.382957

446. Elders arriving at a heritage celebration, 2019

Description:
Banda Queen Mother Lelԑԑ Akosua Kepefu (blue head scarf) arrives at the Banda Cultural Centre together with members of the royal family on the day of a heritage celebration organized by the Banda Heritage Initiative. Ahenkro, 28 June, 2019.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Banda Cultural Centre
Subjects Facet:
Heritage; Community engagement; Community event
Creator:
Kelvin Asare
Date searchable:
2019-06-28
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312
People Facet:
Lelԑԑ Akosua Kepefu
Geographic Coordinates:
8.165961, -2.354312

447. Harvesting bamboo, Volta River, 2022

Description:
Dzobo Reuben, an Ewe fisherman, carries a cutlass in his right hand and a long bamboo stalk over his left shoulder. He has harvested the bamboo from riparian forest along the Volta River in preparation for making a fish trap. Volta River, 16 July, 2022.
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Volta River
Subjects:
Men's work
Subjects Facet:
Bamboo; Fish traps; Handicrafts; Cutlasses
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-16
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Volta River;8.265481, -2.225394
People Facet:
Dzobo Reuben
Geographic Coordinates:
8.265481, -2.225394

448. Towns and villages in the Banda area, Ghana

Description:
A map showing the location of towns and villages in the Banda Traditional Area, Bono Region, Ghana.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Date:
2020-02-28
Location(s) Facet:
Banda
Subjects Facet:
Maps; Villages; Banda (Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana)
Creator:
Desmond Roessingh
Date searchable:
2020-02-28
Genre Facet:
Map; Maps
Format:
Image
Language Facet:
English
Location(s):
Banda, Ghana
Commentary:
Technical note: Projection WGS 1984, UTM Zone 30N; Data sources: Ann Stahl (Banda border, point locations); Natural Earth (country boundaries); Humanitarian Data Exchange, Open Street Map (roads); DIVA GIS, Open Street Map (rivers and elevations)

449. Clay sources and select archaeological sites, Banda Area, Ghana

Description:
A map showing the location of clay sources and selected archaeological sites in the Banda Traditional Area, Bono Region, Ghana. Many of these sources were used to mine clay for making pottery in centuries past. Noted in parentheses are the compositional groups to which clay sources have been assigned through Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis. Groups "L" and "H2" are located to the west of the prominent line of hills that bisect the region. Group "K2" pits are located to the east of these hills.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Date:
2020-02-28
Location(s) Facet:
Banda
Subjects Facet:
Maps; Banda (Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana); Clay mining; Pottery making
Creator:
Desmond Roessingh
Date searchable:
2020-02-28
Genre Facet:
Map; Maps
Format:
Image
Language Facet:
English
Location(s):
Banda, Ghana
Commentary:
Technical note: Projection WGS 1984, UTM Zone 30N; Data sources: Ann Stahl (Banda border, point locations); Natural Earth (country boundaries); Humanitarian Data Exchange, Open Street Map (roads); DIVA GIS, Open Street Map (rivers and elevations)