1. Women playing calabash drums, Boase, 2018

Description:

Calabash drums accompany songs sung by Nafana women during the celebration of puberty (Manaa Ndiom) and marriage (Bijam) rites. These drums are played exclusively by women. The drums are made by filling a large hollowed-out calabash or gourd (chrɛ in Nafaanra) with water. A smaller calabash bowl (chrɛgbɔɔ in Nafaanra) floating upright in the water provides the surface on which the women drum. This short video shows the technique by which women strike the floating calabash and the rim of the large calabash with small calabash ladles held in their right hands. Visible at the bottom of the larger calabash drum are maize (bleju in Nafaanra) kernels tossed into the drum by passing dancers. The women sing as they drum. Boase, 11 November, 2018. Length: .23 minutes.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Relation:

https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17123 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17122 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17326

Location(s) Facet:

Boase

Subjects:

Techniques; Manaa Ndiom; Bijam; Maize

Subjects Facet:

Drums (musical instrument); Music; Rites and ceremonies; Nafana (African people); Gourd, Calabash; Puberty rites; Corn; Marriage customs and rites; Songs

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Contributors:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Language:

Nafaanra

Date searchable:

2018

Date searchable:

2018-11-11

Genre:

Digital video

Genre Facet:

Digital video

Format:

Video

Location(s):

Boase;8.018356, -2.298013

Sketchfab Uid:

Geographic Coordinates:

8.018356, -2.298013