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251. Weaving a raffia palm mat, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
Owusu Alexander weaves a raffia palm mat. He has secured four split fronds around his left index finger as he weaves with his right hand. Sabiye, 22 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects:
Men's work
Subjects Facet:
Raffia work; Handicraft; Mats; Weaving
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-27
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.067496, -2.352233
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8.067496, -2.352233

252. Finishing a raffia palm mat, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
Owusu Alexancer uses a razor blade to cut loose ends from a finshed raffia mat. Sabiye, 27 July, 2022.
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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects:
Men's work
Subjects Facet:
Raffia work; Handicraft; Mats; Weaving
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-27
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.067496, -2.352233
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Geographic Coordinates:
8.067496, -2.352233

253. Fish smoking oven, Akanyakrom, 2022

Description:
Five wooden racks containing fish sit on top of a rectangular earthen smoking oven in the resettled Ewe village of Akanyakrom. A metal roofing sheet covers the stack. The metal-sided shed behind the oven is where women scale and gut the fish in preparation for smoking. A deep wooden mortar and five pestals of varying size and shape rest against a nearby house. Akanyakrom, 16 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Akanyakrom (Resettled)
Subjects:
Women's work
Subjects Facet:
Fishing villages; Food processing; Smoking of food; Mortars & pestles
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-16
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Akanyakrom (Resettled);8.247491, -2.246060
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Geographic Coordinates:
8.247491, -2.246060

254. Preparing bamboo for basketry fish trap making, Akanyakrom, 2022

Description:
Ewe fishermen Maxwell Gbadago (left) and Dzobo Sebastian (right) use knives to remove knots and shape bamboo sticks that they will use in weaving a basketry fish trap. A number of unsplit bamboo stalks await processing. A large blue industrially made fish net is laid out behind where they sit. Akanyakrom, 18 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Akanyakrom (resettled)
Subjects:
Men's work
Subjects Facet:
Bamboo; Fish traps; Handicrafts; Ewe (African people)
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-18
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Akanyakrom (resettled);8.246709, -2.244840
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Geographic Coordinates:
8.246709, -2.244840

255. Bamboo used for fish trap making, Akanyakrom, 2022

Description:
Whole and split bamboo stalks that will be used to make a basketry fish trap. Akanyakrom, 18 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Akanyakrom (resettled)
Subjects:
Men's work
Subjects Facet:
Bamboo; Fish traps; Handicrafts; Baskets
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-18
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Akanyakrom (resettled);8.246709, -2.244840
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Geographic Coordinates:
8.246709, -2.244840

256. Dried raffia palm frond preparation, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
A dried raffia palm frond prepared for mat weaving. The stiff end of the frond has been removed and the frond has been split into two pieces almost to the base. Owusu Alexander folds and layers the two halves before weaving. Leaving the pieces attached at the base facilitates his weaving process. Sabiye, 19 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects Facet:
Raffia; Handicraft; Mats; Weaving
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-19
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.067496, -2.352233
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.067496, -2.352233

257. Weaving a raffia palm mat, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
Owusu Alexander weaves a raffia palm mat. He has tied the in-progress mat to a raffia palm stick to anchor the mat as he weaves. He weaves with his right hand as he secures the work with his left hand, wrapping two frond portions around his index finger as he weaves. Sabiye, 19 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects:
Men's work
Subjects Facet:
Raffia work; Handicraft; Mats; Weaving
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-19
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.067496, -2.352233
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Geographic Coordinates:
8.067496, -2.352233

258. Porcupine quills, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
Porcupine quills used as tools in mat making. Sabiye, 19 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects Facet:
Porcupines; Handicraft
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-19
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.067496, -2.352233
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Geographic Coordinates:
8.067496, -2.352233

259. Raffia palm chair, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
Elder men relaxing on a raffia chair. Sabiye, 19 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects Facet:
Raffia
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-19
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.067496, -2.352233
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Geographic Coordinates:
8.067496, -2.352233

260. Bundled raffia palm fronds, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
Owusu Alexander holds a bundle of raffia palm frond strips. He has removed these from the leaves as he prepared materials for mat weaving. Sabiye, 17 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects:
Men's work
Subjects Facet:
Raffia; Handicraft; Mats; Weaving
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-17
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.067496, -2.352233
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.067496, -2.352233

261. Starting a raffia palm mat, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
Owusu Alexander demonstrates the process of starting a raffia palm mat, beginning by layering fronds that he has split down the middle. He folds one set of fronds over the other with his right hand, while using his left index finger to secure his work. Sabiye, 17 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects:
Men's work
Subjects Facet:
Raffia work; Handicraft; Mats; Weaving
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-17
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.067496, -2.352233
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.067496, -2.352233

262. Starting a raffia palm mat, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
Owusu Alexander demonstrates the process of starting a raffia palm mat, beginning by layering fronds that he has split down the middle. Sabiye, 17 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects:
Men's work
Subjects Facet:
Raffia work; Handicraft; Mats; Weaving
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-17
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.067496, -2.352233
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Geographic Coordinates:
8.067496, -2.352233

263. First row of a raffia palm mat, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
Owusu Alexander nears completion of the first row of a raffia palm mat. At the top is the finished edge of the mat. Sabiye, 17 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects:
Men's work
Subjects Facet:
Raffia work; Handicraft; Mats; Weaving
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-17
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.067496, -2.352233
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Geographic Coordinates:
8.067496, -2.352233

264. Preparing raffia fronds for mat weaving, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
Owusu Alexander uses a knife to split dried raffia fronds in preparation for making a raffia palm mat. He removes the stiff rib and splits the resulting two side pieces of the frond in half, leaving a few centimeters at the base of each half unsplit. Here he folds the unsplit end in half, which allows him to easily layer the two halves when he adds them to his mat. Weaving with layered frond pieces makes a thicker and more durable mat. Sabiye, 17 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects:
Men's work
Subjects Facet:
Raffia; Handicraft; Mats; Weaving
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-17
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.067496, -2.352233
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.067496, -2.352233

265. Raffia palm chair, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
A chair with a reclining back made from raffia palm. Sabiye, 22 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects Facet:
Raffia
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-22
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.067496, -2.352233
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.067496, -2.352233

266. Harvesting raffia palm, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
Owusu Alexander holds a cutlass, raffia palm fronds and a stick that he has cut from the base of raffia palm frond. He has harvested these raffia materials in preparation for weaving a mat. Sabyie, 15 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects:
Men's work
Subjects Facet:
Raffia; Handicraft; Mats; Weaving; Cutlasses
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-15
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.064602, -2.355298
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.064602, -2.355298

267. Drying raffia palm fronds, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
Owusu Alexander lays out raffia palm fronds to dry in the sun. He has harvested the fronds in preparation for making a raffia palm mat. Sabiye, 15 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects:
Men's work
Subjects Facet:
Raffia; Handicraft; Mats; Weaving
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-15
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.067496, -2.352233
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.067496, -2.352233

268. Dried raffia palm fronds, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
Dried raffia palm fronds, sorted in preparation for mat making. Owusu Alexander has separated the portion of the fronds he will use for mat making from those portions that are not useful. The stiff ribs (right) can be used to make brooms and the thin pieces (left) will be used as tinder in making fires. The fronds in the center are those that he will use in mat weaving. The knife he has used to separate the fronds lies on a tree root at his feet. Sabiye, 17 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects:
Men's work
Subjects Facet:
Raffia; Handicraft; Mats; Weaving
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-17
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.067496, -2.352233
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.067496, -2.352233

269. Harvesting raffia palm, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
Owusu Alexander holds a raffia palm leaf from which he is stripping fronds that he will use to weave a mat. A group of stripped fronds lie on the ground by his feet. Sabiye, 15 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects:
Men's work
Subjects Facet:
Raffia; Handicraft; Mats; Weaving
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-15
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.064602, -2.355298
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.064602, -2.355298

270. Raffia palm, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
A raffia palm tree. Raffia palm leaves are used in mat weaving and the woody base of raffia palm fronds can be used to make household objects like chairs. Sabiye, 15 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects Facet:
Raffia
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-15
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.064602, -2.355298
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.064602, -2.355298

271. Harvesting raffia palm, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
Owusu Alexander uses a cutlass to trim the woody base of a raffia palm frond. He will use this stick as a base for weaving a raffia palm mat, rolling the mat on to the stick as the work progresses. Sabiye, 15 July, 2022
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects:
Men's work
Subjects Facet:
Raffia; Handicraft; Mats; Weaving; Cutlasses
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-15
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.064602, -2.355298
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.064602, -2.355298

272. Weaving a raffia palm mat, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
Owusu Alexander weaves a raffia palm mat. He has wrapped three split fronds around his left index finger and uses his left thumb to secure a frond laid across these. Sabiye, 22 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects:
Men's work
Subjects Facet:
Raffia work; Handicraft; Mats; Weaving
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-22
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.067496, -2.352233
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.067496, -2.352233

273. Adding fronds to a raffia palm mat, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
Owusu Alexander adds new fronds as he weaves a raffia palm mat. He has tied the in-progress mat to a raffia palm stick to anchor the mat as he weaves. The mat is wound around the stick as weaving proceeds. Sabiye, 22 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects:
Men's work
Subjects Facet:
Raffia work; Handicraft; Mats; Weaving
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-22
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.067496, -2.352233
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.067496, -2.352233

274. Adding fronds to a raffia palm mat, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
Owusu Alexander adds new fronds as he weaves a raffia palm mat. He has tied the in-progress mat to a raffia palm stick to anchor the mat as he weaves. The mat is wound around the stick as weaving proceeds. Sabiye, 22 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects:
Men's work
Subjects Facet:
Raffia work; Handicraft; Mats; Weaving
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-22
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.067496, -2.352233
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.067496, -2.352233

275. Partially complete basketry fish trap, Akanyakrom, 2022

Description:
A partially finished basketry fish trap made from bamboo and vine cordaage sits upright in the Ewe fishing village of Akanykrom. This resettled village was established after the community was displaced by construction of Bui Dam. Fish traps like these can no longer be used downstream of the dam because of reduced water flow, nor can they be used on the lake behind the dam. Akanyakrom, 23 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:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-23
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Akanyakrom (resettled);8.246709, -2.244840
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.246709, -2.244840

276. Fish smoking oven, Akanyakrom, 2022

Description:
Five stacked racks containing fish sit on top of a rectangular earthen smoking oven in the resettled Ewe village of Akanyakrom. The wood racks have a metal mesh base on which the fish are placed. A metal roofing sheet covers the stack. Leafy boughs used in smoking lie in front of the furnace to the right of an aluminum headpan. A blue plastic drum used to store water sits against the wall of a nearby house. Akanyakrom, 16 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Akanyakrom (Resettled)
Subjects:
Women's work; Water barrels; Plastic containers; Headpans
Subjects Facet:
Fishing villages; Food processing; Smoking of food; Mortars & pestles
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-16
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Akanyakrom (Resettled);8.247491, -2.246060
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.247491, -2.246060

277. Narrow raffia mat, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
An in-progress narrow raffia mat used as a teaching/learning aid. The mat is tied to a raffia palm stick that holds the mat in place as weaving proceeds. Loose raffia pieces extending from the middle and top of the mat represent places where raffia strands have been added or ended. These loose ends will be trimmed when the mat is completed. The active row of weaving is seen at the bottom of the picture. Sabiye, 28 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects:
Men's work
Subjects Facet:
Raffia work; Handicraft; Mats; Weaving
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-28
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.067496, -2.352233
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.067496, -2.352233

278. Rope and wooden mallet, Akanyakrom, 2022

Description:
A wooden mallet used in rope making lies on the ground to the right of a coil of rope. This rope was made by beating the surface of a vine to remove its bark and soften its texture. The rope will be used to weave a large bamboo fish trap. Akanyakrom, 23 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Akanyakrom (Resettled)
Subjects:
Men's work
Subjects Facet:
Cordage; Fish traps; Handicrafts
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-23
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Akanyakrom (Resettled);8.246709, -2.244840
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Geographic Coordinates:
8.246709, -2.244840

279. Fufu in light soup, Ahenkro, 2022

Description:
A ball of fufu in light soup, accompanied by okra and meat, served in a shallow blue-and-white bowl. Fufu is a starchy staple made by pounding cooked yam, cassava and/or plantain to achieve a smooth texture. It is eaten by pulling off small pieces using fingers, which are used to scoop up the soup. Light soup is made from a mixture of onions, garden eggs (small eggplant) and tomato, which are cooked and ground to create a smooth thin soup. Ahenkro, 13 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects Facet:
Foodways; Food preparation; Yams
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-12
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.163128, -2.356303
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Geographic Coordinates:
8.163128, -2.356303

280. Yam tuber, Ahenkro, 2022

Description:
A yam tuber (finjye in Nafaanra). Yams are a preferred staple food in the Banda area. After being peeled, yams are typically boiled, after which they may be pounded to make fufu. They can also be served as cooked slices (known throughout Ghana as ampesi) accompanied by a sauce. Ahenkro, 12 July, 2022
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects Facet:
Foodways; Food preparation; Yams
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-12
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.163128, -2.356303
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.163128, -2.356303

281. Young cassava plant, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
A young cassava plant (dwa in Nafaanra) growing in an intercropped field. Manihot esculenta was introduced to Africa from the western hemipshere. It can be grown on soils that have been depleted of nutrients by other crops. Its cultivation requires little labor and its tubers, which provide a starchy staple, can be left in the ground for long periods. Other than as a source of calories, the tubers have little nutritional value. Cassava leaves, however, are used as vitamin- and nutrient-rich additions to soups. Lying on the ground around the cassava plant are dried maize stalks (bleju in Nafaanra) left behind from a previous planting cycle. Sabiye, 15 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects Facet:
Farming; Agriculture; Intercropping; Cassava; Manihot; Corn
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-15
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.064602, -2.355298
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.064602, -2.355298

282. Cassava tuber, Ahenkro, 2022

Description:
A cassava tuber (dwa in Nafaanra). Manihot esculenta was introduced to Africa from the western hemipshere. It can be grown on soils that have been depleted of nutrients by other crops. Its cultivation requires little labor and its tubers, which provide a starchy staple, can be left in the ground for long periods. Other than as a source of calories, the tubers have little nutritional value. Ahenkro, 12 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects Facet:
Agriculture; Cassava; Manihot
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-15
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.163128, -2.356303
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.163128, -2.356303

283. Maize plants, Ahenkro, 2022

Description:
Maize plants (bleju in Nafaanra) growing in an intercropped field. Zea mays L. was introduced to Africa from the western hemisphere. It is today a staple crop valued for its relatively high yields and its short maturation time that can allow farmers to grow two crops in one year. Ahenkro, 12 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects Facet:
Agriculture; Corn; Zea mays L
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-15
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.163128, -2.356303
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.163128, -2.356303

284. Outer body of a basketry fish trap, Akanyakrom, 2022

Description:
A partially complete basketry fish trap made with bamboo sticks and vine cordage. View looking to the interior after four bracing hoops have been inserted. The hoops are placed at intervals to expand and brace the bamboo sticks that make up the trap's outer body. Akanyakrom, 26 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Akanyakrom (resettled)
Subjects:
Men's work
Subjects Facet:
Fish traps; Handicrafts; Baskets; Bamboo; Cordage
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-26
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Akanyakrom (resettled);Akanyakrom (Resettled)
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
Akanyakrom (Resettled)

285. Okra blossom, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
Blossom of an okra plant (Abelmoschus esculentus; lɔndɔ in Nafaanra). The okra fruit is used as an ingredient in soups. Sabiye, 15 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects Facet:
Okra; Farming
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-15
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.064602, -2.355298
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.064602, -2.355298

286. Preparing inner support for a basketry fish trap, Akanyakrom, 2022

Description:
Ewe fisherman Dzobo Sebastian forms a hoop from a flexible stick. He uses his feet to secure the stick as he makes a hoop of the right size to stretch and brace the bamboo sticks of the outer body of a basketry fish trap. Akanyakrom, 26 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19548
Location(s) Facet:
Akanyakrom (resettled)
Subjects:
Men's work
Subjects Facet:
Fish traps; Handicrafts; Baskets; Ewe (African people)
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-26
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Akanyakrom (resettled);8.246709, -2.244840
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.246709, -2.244840

287. Tied ends of the inner support for a basketry fish trap, Akanyakrom, 2022

Description:
Cordage used to secure a hoop formed from a flexible stick. The hoop will be used to stretch and brace the bamboo sticks of the outer body of a basketry fish trap. Akanyakrom, 26 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19547
Location(s) Facet:
Akanyakrom (resettled)
Subjects:
Men's work
Subjects Facet:
Fish traps; Cordage; Handicrafts; Baskets
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-26
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Akanyakrom (resettled);8.246709, -2.244840
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.246709, -2.244840

288. Tongue of a basketry fish trap, Akanyakrom, 2022

Description:
The completed interior trap (tongue, exa woade in Ewe) made of bamboo that will be inserted into the outer body of the basketry fish trap. Once inserted and secured, the tongue allows fish to enter but blocks their exit from the trap. A twisted vine lies on the ground in front of the inner trap. This is the first step in processing the vine into rope like that used to weave the trap. A bale of industrially made blue fishing net sits in the background. Akanyakrom, 26 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19545
Location(s) Facet:
Akanyakrom (resettled)
Subjects:
Men's work
Subjects Facet:
Bamboo; Cordage; Fish traps; Handicrafts; Baskets
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-26
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Akanyakrom (resettled);8.246709, -2.244840
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.246709, -2.244840

289. Weaving a basketry fish trap, first row, Akanyarom, 2022

Description:
Ewe fisherman Dzobo Sebastian uses rope made from a vine to secure bamboo sticks as he weaves a basketry fish trap. He has woven a first row, now secured by pegs, and is moving in the opposite direction as he weaves a second row. He uses his feet to secure the bamboo sticks as he twists the cord between sticks. Behind him is a wooden mallet used to process the cordage. A large blue industrially made fish net is stretched out behind him. Akanyakrom, 21 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:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-21
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Akanyakrom (resettled);8.246709, -2.244840
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.246709, -2.244840

290. Yam mound, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
A yam mound formed by hoeing soil upwards. Sabiye, 15 July, 2022
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiiye
Subjects Facet:
Yams; Farming
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-15
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.064602, -2.355298
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.064602, -2.355298

291. Young yam vine, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
A young yam vine growing in a yam mound. Sabiye, 15 July, 2022
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects Facet:
Yams; Farming
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-15
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.064602, -2.355298
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.064602, -2.355298

292. Young yam vine, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
A young yam vine growing in a yam mound. Sabiye, 15 July, 2022
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects Facet:
Yams; Farming
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-15
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.064602, -2.355298
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.064602, -2.355298

293. Mixed farm field with yam vines climbing a tree, Sabiye, 2022

Description:
An intercropped farm field in which trees have been left to provide structure for climbing plants like yam vines. Sabiye, 15 July, 2022.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects Facet:
Farming; Intercropping; Yams
Creator:
Allison Balabuch
Date searchable:
2022
Date searchable:
2022-07-15
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.064602, -2.355298
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.064602, -2.355298

294. Clay smoking pipe bowl, Kuulo Kataa, 2000

Description:
Broken bowl of a locally made clay smoking pipe, 2 views (left: bowl interior; right: bowl exterior). Pipes like this were made across West Africa after Europeans learned the practice of smoking tobacco from First Peoples of the Americas and introduced it to Africa in early centuries of the trans-Atlantic trade. This pipe bowl has a flared pedestal base decorated with red paint. The oval bowl is decorated with vertical rows of triangular impressions, above which are two grooved lines and an area with red paint. The bowl's interior is blackened from use toward its base. The bowl's rim and its stem are missing. The potting clay used to make the pipe is tempered with fine white grit. Photo scale in cm. Site Kuulo Kataa. 28 June, 2000.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:
Kuulo Kataa, Mound 130, Unit 95E 110N, Level 4
Date:
2000-06-28
Location(s) Facet:
Kuulo Kataa
Subjects Facet:
Tobacco pipes; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:
SF KK 00-233
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2000
Date searchable:
2000-06-08
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Kuulo Kataa;8.14847222, -2.37472222
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Composite photo made using Adobe Photoshop 2020
Geographic Coordinates:
8.14847222, -2.37472222

295. Clay smoking pipe, Site A236, 2001

Description:
A short-stemmed, locally made clay smoking pipe, 4 views (bottom: pipe base; center left: view from side with bowl to right; center right: front of bowl; top: view from top). Pipes like this were inspired by those used by America's First Peoples from whom Europeans learned about tobacco. Europeans introduced tobacco smoking to West Africa during the early centuries of trans-Atlantic trade. This pipe has a cylindrical bowl and lobed ("quatrefoil") base, the bottom of which shows signs of abrasion. On the base, vertical grooves mark the areas between lobes. Four horizontal gooves separate the base from a zone of vertical columns of diagonal impressions ("V"). Upper areas of the bowl are marked by another set of horizontal grooves. The bowl's rim is missing. Its stem joins the bowl at the base (a "single-angled" form). The cylindrical stem ends in a collar with a flat lip. The stem is decorated with two grooves line around its circumference. Photo scale in cm. Site A236. 23 March, 2001.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:
Site A236, Mound 4, Surface
Date:
2001-03-23
Location(s) Facet:
Site A236
Subjects Facet:
Tobacco pipes; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:
SF A236 01-220
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. N. Leith Smith
Date searchable:
2001
Date searchable:
2001-03-23
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Site A236;8.268257, -2.300409
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Composite photo made using Adobe Photoshop 2020
Geographic Coordinates:
8.268257, -2.300409

296. Clay smoking pipe, Site A236, 2001

Description:
A short-stemmed, locally made clay smoking pipe, 3 views (bottom: pipe base; center: view from side with bowl to left; view from top). Pipes like this were inspired by those used by America's First Peoples from whom Europeans learned about tobacco. Europeans introduced tobacco smoking to West Africa during the early centuries of trans-Atlantic trade. This pipe has a cylindrical bowl and rounded base that shows extreme use-wear abrasion to that point that a hole has formed in the pipe's base. The bowl is decorated with two sets of horizontal incisions. Below the bottom set are several vertical incisions. Above the top set is faint overall dentate impression The bowl's rimis very abraded. The pipe's stem joins the bowl at the base (a "single-angled" form). The cylindrical stem ends in a rounded collar with a flat lip. Photo scale in cm. Site A236. 24 March, 2001.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:
Site A236, Mound 12, Surface
Date:
2001-03-24
Location(s) Facet:
Site A236
Subjects Facet:
Tobacco pipes; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:
SF A236 01-280
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2001
Date searchable:
2001-03-24
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Site A236;8.268257, -2.300409
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Composite photo made using Adobe Photoshop 2020
Geographic Coordinates:
8.268257, -2.300409

297. Tobacco field near Nyire, 1994

Description:
To the right of a large tree, a field planted with tobacco is seen from the roadside. After clear-cutting, the rectangular field was tractor-plowed and planted with seedlings provided by the Pioneer Tobacco Company. Trees left standing mark the edges of the field. Visible in foreground is scarring created by construction of a new grated road. Near Nyrie, June, 1994.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Date:
1994-06
Location(s) Facet:
Nyire
Subjects:
Tobacco field; Tractor plowing
Subjects Facet:
Tobacco; Cash crops; Agriculture; Farming
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1994
Date searchable:
1994-06
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Nyire
Date Digitized:
2020
Sketchfab Uid:

298. Cashew tree on a Banda area farm, 1995

Description:
A cashew tree (Anacardium sp.) grows in an agricultural field planted (foreground) with calabash (Lagenaria siceraria). Sampson Attah stands near the tree. Calabash has long been grown as a cash crop for local and regional sale in the Banda area. When cashew trees were first planted in the area from the mid-1990s, they were grown singly or in small numbers. A growing shift to cashew farming in the area during the early 2000s was accompanied by the planting of large stands of cashew trees referred to locally as "plantations." Banda area, June, 1995.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Date:
1995-06
Location(s) Facet:
Banda
Subjects:
Cashew; Anacardium; Agricultural field
Subjects Facet:
Agriculture; Farming;Gourd, calabash; Lagenaria siceraria; Cash crop
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1995
Date searchable:
1995-06
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Banda, Bono, Ghana
Date Digitized:
2020
Sketchfab Uid:

299. 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

300. Everted-rim pottery jar, Ngre Kataa, 2001

Description:
Photo of an everted-rim pottery jar excavated from Ngre Kataa, Mound 4, Unit 1, levels 15-16, where the jar was exposed in the south wall of the excavation unit. The jar has a carinated shoulder and a rounded base. The area above the carination was decorated by five unevenly placed horizontal grooved lines. In three places around the vessel's circumference, the grooved line just above the carination is marked by "ꓥ." In a zone that begins c. 2 cm below the carination, lower areas of the jar are surface treated with a carved roulette impression. The ceramic fabric includes mixed grit (including laterite and quartz) and likely also fine crushed slag. An INAA sample (Banda 40/3) from the jar could not be assigned to a known group. Roughly 2/3 of the vessel present. Rim diameter: 22.5 cm at interior lip. Photo scale in cm. Site Ngre Kataa ("Banda 40"). 5 April, 2001.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Provenance:
Ngre Kataa (Banda 40), Mound 4, Unit 1, Level 15, South Wall
Date:
2001-04-05
Location(s) Facet:
Ngre Kataa
Subjects:
Jar; Carved roulette; Grooving
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)
Identifier:
FS01-318, Vessel 1A
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. N. Leith Smith
Date searchable:
2001
Date searchable:
2001-04-05
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111
Date Digitized:
2016
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.11277778, -2.30611111