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1. Male and female heads of family, Loobia Katoo, 1986
- Description:
- Family history interview with Elders of Loobia Katoo dressed in customary attire for the Yualie Festival celebrated at the harvest time for sorghum and millet. Loobia Katoo supplies the custodian of the Jafun shrine to which offerings are made during the Yualie Festival. The family brought the shrine to Banda from Senyon (Northern Region) during the time of Dabla, paramount chief of Banda. In the background (left) calabash (gourd) bowls (chrԑgbͻͻ in Nafaanra) are set out to dry. Left: custodian of the Jafun shrine, Kwadwo Kamiekunu (Jafun Bͻͻnyiifun); right: Amman Nyiimor (female head), 24 July, 1986.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Relation:
- https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17488
- Location(s) Facet:
- Ahenkro
- Subjects:
- Family history; Loobia Katoo
- Subjects Facet:
- Rites and ceremonies; Oral history; Gourd, Calabash
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl; James Anane
- Date searchable:
- 1986
- Date searchable:
- 1986-07-24
- Genre:
- Black-and-white negative
- Genre Facet:
- Black-and-white negative
- Format:
- Image
- Location(s):
- Ahenkro;8.164591, -2.355672
- Date Digitized:
- 2016
- People Facet:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Commentary:
- Negative scanned by Veronique Plante
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.164591, -2.355672
2. Habaa Katoo, Banda-Ahenkro
- Description:
- Oral history of Habaa Katoo (house), Ahenkro, describes how the family came to live in the Banda area and their movements in relation to wars between Banda and Asante. Also described are negotiations to settle a dispute with Kulango people and the history of how the family acquired the Kete dance from Kulango people. A list of former male and female heads of family is provided. To cite: Stahl, Ann, and James Anane. 2011. Habaa Katoo, Banda-Ahenkro. In, "Family Histories from the Banda Traditional Area, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana, 1986," pg. 16. Brochure circulated 1989, reissued with photos and additional histories in 2011. 4 pages.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Ahenkro
- Subjects:
- Kakala; Kete; Latolo; Bui ; Family history; Migration; Habaa Katoo
- Subjects Facet:
- Banda (Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana); Music; Rites and ceremonies; Gold; Wars; Oral history; Ashanti; Gongs; Kulango (African people); Nafana (African people)
- Creator:
- Stahl, Ann B. ; Anane, James
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Afua Kumah; Abraham Forjour; Adoa Tami; Enoch Mensah
- Date searchable:
- 1986
- Date searchable:
- 2001-07-08
- Genre:
- Text
- Genre Facet:
- Text
- Format:
- Text
- Language Facet:
- English
- Location(s):
- Ahenkro;8.164591, -2.355672
- Date Digitized:
- 2016-08-21
- People Facet:
- Stahl, Ann B. ;Anane, James
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.164591, -2.355672
3. History of Loobia Katoo, Banda-Ahenkro
- Description:
- Oral history of Loobia Katoo (house), Ahenkro, describes how a powerful shrine called Jafun came to the Banda area from Senyon, in Gonjaland. The shrine is associated with the sorghum harvest festival and the associated rites are summarized. The list of former keepers of the shrine is included. To cite: Stahl, Ann, and James Anane. 2011. Loobia Katoo, Banda-Ahenkro. In, "Family Histories from the Banda Traditional Area, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana, 1986," pp. 29-30. 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/17-16683
- Location(s) Facet:
- Ahenkro
- Subjects:
- Yualie festival; Samori; Senyon; Jafun shrine; Pito; Loobia Katoo; Beer; Gonja ; Animal sacrifices; Family history
- Subjects Facet:
- Banda (Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana); Rites and ceremonies; Oral history; Sorghum
- Creator:
- Stahl, Ann B. ; Anane, James
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Amman Nyiimor; Kwadwo Kamlekunu
- Date searchable:
- 1986
- Date searchable:
- 1986-07-24
- Genre:
- Text
- Genre Facet:
- Text
- Format:
- Text
- Language Facet:
- English
- Location(s):
- Ahenkro;8.164591, -2.355672
- Date Digitized:
- 2016-08-21
- People Facet:
- Stahl, Ann B. ;Anane, James
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.164591, -2.355672
4. History of Kofi Krԑma [Krema] Katoo, Banda-Ahenkro
- Description:
- Oral history of Kofi Krԑma [Krema] Katoo (house)--a subhouse of Gbaha Katoo from Makala--describes how they came to live in Ahenkro and the shrines for which the family had responsibility. The animal sacrifices offered to each shrine are described, as are powers of the Nyi and Tie "festishes." Former male and female heads of family are listed. To cite: Stahl, Ann, and James Anane. 2011. Kofi Krɛma Katoo, Banda-Ahenkro. In, "Family Histories from the Banda Traditional Area, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana, 1986," pp. 25-26. 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/17-16695
- Location(s) Facet:
- Ahenkro
- Subjects:
- Kofi Krema Katoo; Sie Longo; Tie; Animal sacrifices; Family history; Nyi; Bui; Makala
- Subjects Facet:
- Banda (Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana); Shrines; Rites and ceremonies; Nafana (African people); Oral history
- Creator:
- Stahl, Ann B.; Anane, James
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Kwadwo Abedi; Donkor Amma
- Date searchable:
- 1986
- Date searchable:
- 1986-08-13
- Genre:
- Text
- Genre Facet:
- Text
- Format:
- Text
- Language Facet:
- English
- Location(s):
- Ahenkro;8.164591, -2.355672
- Date Digitized:
- 2016-08-21
- People Facet:
- Stahl, Ann B.;Anane, James
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.164591, -2.355672
5. History of Pejomako Katoo, Banda-Ahenkro
- Description:
- Oral history of Pejomako Katoo (house), Ahenkro, describes the family's role as a subfamily of the royal house (Sie Lͻngͻ Katoo) in charge of the conduct of females in the royal family. The story of how the family came to hold this role is recounted and a list of former male and female heads of family is provided. To cite: Stahl, Ann, and James Anane. 2011. Pejomako Katoo, Banda-Ahenkro. In, "Family Histories from the Banda Traditional Area, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana, 1986," pg. 33. Brochure circulated 1989, reissued with photos and additional histories in 2011. 1 page.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Ahenkro
- Subjects:
- Manaa Ndiom; Animal sacrifices; Family history; Bijam; Pejomako Katoo
- Subjects Facet:
- Banda (Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana); Rites and ceremonies; Nafana (African people); Oral history; Puberty rites; Marriage customs and rites
- Creator:
- Stahl, Ann B. ; Anane, James
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Sie Kwame Bentre; Kofi Blopour
- Date searchable:
- 1986
- Date searchable:
- 1986-08-03
- Genre:
- Text
- Genre Facet:
- Text
- Format:
- Text
- Language Facet:
- English
- Location(s):
- Ahenkro;8.164591, -2.355672
- Date Digitized:
- 2016-08-21
- People Facet:
- Stahl, Ann B. ;Anane, James
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.164591, -2.355672