Language: english / Subject(s): tobacco pipe / Genre: poster - Improving African Futures Using Lessons from the Past

Description:: An educational poster with pictures and text which describes Banda-area village life from the 15th through the 17th centuries. It briefly summarizes what has been learned from archaeological excavations at Kuulo Kataa about metal working. It also outlines the use of wild and domestic animals and the new objects and practices that developed in this time when trade connections with the Niger River area were strong. It is one of five posters prepared for a Banda community event held in July, 2011. Printed versions of the posters are housed in the Banda Cultural Centre, Ahenkro.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17060 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17073
Location(s) Facet:: Banda
Subjects:: Kuulo Kataa; Community engagement; Poster
Subjects Facet:: Dogs; Handicraft; Metal casting; Smelting; Pottery making; Metalworking; Tobacco; Foodways; Ivory; Iron; Corn; Tobacco pipes; Copper alloys; Forging; Beads; Heritage
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1400-1650
Date searchable:: 2011-06
Genre:: Poster
Genre Facet:: Poster
Format:: Image
Language Facet:: English
Location(s):: Banda
Date Digitized:: 2016
People Facet:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Description:: An educational poster with pictures and text which describes Banda-area village life during the 18th and 19th centuries based on oral histories, written sources and archaeology. It describes early written references to Banda and briefly summarizes what has been learned about handicrafts like potting and cloth-making based on archaeological excavations at Makala Kataa. It is one of five posters prepared for a Banda community event held in July, 2011. Printed versions of the posters are housed in the Banda Cultural Centre, Ahenkro.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17068 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17060 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17067
Location(s) Facet:: Banda
Subjects:: Makala Kataa; Community engagement; Poster
Subjects Facet:: Handicraft; Pottery making; Spinning; Elmina Castle (Elmina, Ghana); Wars; Oral history; Tobacco pipes; Beads; Heritage
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1700-1875
Date searchable:: 2011-06
Genre:: Poster
Genre Facet:: Poster
Format:: Image
Language Facet:: English
Location(s):: Banda
Date Digitized:: 2016
People Facet:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Description:: An educational poster with pictures and text which describes Banda-area village life in the early decades of British colonial rule. It briefly outlines changes brought into effect by British colonial officers. It also describes housing and colonial-period artifacts based on archaeological excavations at Makala Kataa. It is one of five posters prepared for a Banda community event held in July, 2011. Printed versions of the posters are housed in the Banda Cultural Centre, Ahenkro.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17060
Location(s) Facet:: Banda
Subjects:: Makala Kataa; Community engagement; Village planning; George Ekem Ferguson; Poster; Tolee Kofi Dwuru II
Subjects Facet:: Villages; Tobacco pipes; Beads; Housing; Heritage; Colonies
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1890-1957
Date searchable:: 2011-06
Genre:: Poster
Genre Facet:: Poster
Format:: Image
Language Facet:: English
Location(s):: Banda
Date Digitized:: 2016
People Facet:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl

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