1. Banda Heritage Event: Dorbour Potters

Description:

At a day-long celebration of the Banda area's rich cultural heritage at the Banda Cultural Centre in Banda-Ahenkro, a group of potters from Dorbour demonstrated their skills for a community audience. Using pre-prepared clay, the potters showed how they form the body and rim of pottery jars, which are then set aside to dry before the pot's base is added. The video showcases some of their finished products and an announcer describes to the audience in Nafaanra some of steps involved in firing and finishing pots. Afterwards, the potters look at examples of archaeological pots in the Banda Cultural Centre and talk with archaeologist Ann Stahl about what is known from archaeological sites about potting in the past. Ahenkro, 28 June, 2019. Length: 00:25:14.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Date:

2019-06-28

Location(s) Facet:

Ahenkro

Subjects:

Potting; Women's work

Subjects Facet:

Pottery; Jars; Heritage

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Contributors:

Mary Yakosua; Yaa Kofua; Yaa Fordjour; Ama Dadia; Yaa Tabla; Mafua; Elikpim Kuto; Esi Koah Arko

Date searchable:

2019

Date searchable:

2019-06-28

Genre Facet:

Digital video

Format:

Video

Source:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Language Facet:

Nafaanra; Twi; English

Location(s):

Ahenkro;8.166006, -2.354521

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Geographic Coordinates:

8.166006, -2.354521