1. Banda Heritage Event: Kuulo Celebrations, 2019

Description:

At a day-long celebration of the Banda area's rich cultural heritage at the Banda Cultural Centre in Banda-Ahenkro, Kuulo people from Dompofie share customs associated with their wedding celebrations. A bride and groom accompanied by two girls sit as women sing songs of praise and dance in a circle around them. A pot containing pito (locally brewed grain beer) sits in front of them. The women wear strip-woven local cloth wraps around their waists. In an opening song, the women beat rhythms with calabash gourd drinking bowls as they dance. The gourds are placed in front of the newly married couple after the first dance. After the final dance, the calabash bowls are used to catch overflowing beer poured from the pito pot, signaling that the bride was a virgin when married. Ahenkro, 28 June, 2019. Length: 00:20:21 minutes.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Date:

2019-06-28

Location(s) Facet:

Ahenkro

Subjects:

Performance; Kuulo, Dompo (African people)

Subjects Facet:

Dance; Songs; Music; Rites and Ceremonies; Marriage customs and rites; Gourd, Calabash; West African strip weaving; Heritage

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Contributors:

Daniel Kofi Nakpah

Date searchable:

2019

Date searchable:

2019-06-28

Genre Facet:

Digital video

Format:

Video

Source:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Language Facet:

Dompo; Nafaanra; English

Location(s):

Ahenkro;8.166006, -2.354521

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Geographic Coordinates:

8.166006, -2.354521