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Description:: Oral history of Gangoolo Katoo (house), Sanwa, describes how the family came to settle in the Banda area and their role in selecting chiefs. The history lists former male and female heads of family. To cite: Stahl, Ann, and James Anane. 2011. Gangoolo Katoo, Samwa [Sanwa]. In, "Family Histories from the Banda Traditional Area, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana, 1986," pg. 6. Brochure circulated 1989, reissued with photos and additional histories in 2011. 2 pages.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16694
Location(s) Facet:: Sanwa
Subjects:: Kakala; Family history; Migration ; Kofi Dwuru II; Oyokohene; Gangoolo Katoo
Subjects Facet:: Banda (Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana); Nafana (African people); Oral history
Creator:: Stahl, Ann B. ; Anane, James
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Kwaku Donkor; Sah Dongi; Kwadwo Fordjour; Ama Nyini
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-08-04
Genre:: Text
Genre Facet:: Text
Format:: Text
Language Facet:: English
Location(s):: Sanwa;8.142199, -2.372039
Date Digitized:: 2016-08-21
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.142199, -2.372039

Description:: Oral history of Gbaŋmbԑ [Gbangmbe] Katoo (house), Sanwa, describes how the family came to live in the Banda area and their role in providing xylophone (Balo) music at the funeral of the paramount chief. The history lists former male and female heads of household. To cite: Stahl, Ann, and James Anane. 2011. Gbaŋmbɛ Katoo, Samwa [Sanwa]. In, "Family Histories from the Banda Traditional Area, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana, 1986," pg. 10. Brochure circulated 1989, reissued with photos and additional histories in 2011. 2 pages.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16696 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16697
Location(s) Facet:: Sanwa
Subjects:: Kakala; Funeral of chief; Family history; Bui; Gbaŋmbԑ [Gbangmbe] Katoo; Migration
Subjects Facet:: Banda (Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana); Music; Balo; Funeral customs and rites; Wars; Oral history; Xylophone; Nafana (African people)
Creator:: Stahl, Ann B. ; Anane, James
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Nyua Kwadwo; Amma Bio
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-08-06
Genre:: Text
Genre Facet:: Text
Format:: Text
Language Facet:: English
Location(s):: Sanwa;8.142199, -2.372039
Date Digitized:: 2016-08-21
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.142199, -2.372039

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