Location(s): ahenkro / Subject(s): handicraft and textile - Improving African Futures Using Lessons from the Past

1. Handwoven textile called Kyara and a spindle with cotton thread, Ahenkro, 2014

Description:: A wooden spindle wrapped with cotton thread rests on top of a folded black-and-white textile made from handwoven cotton strips. Cloth of this design is called Kyara. Hand stiching can be seen along the edges where strips have been sewn together. These were among heirloom objects on display at a Heritage Day and Olden Times Food Fair held at the Banda Cultural Centre with sponsorship by Dr. Amanda L. Logan. Ahenkro, 31 July, 2014.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects Facet:: Textiles; West African strip weaving; Weaving; Handicraft;
Creator:: Amanda L. Logan
Date searchable:: 2014
Date searchable:: 2014-07-31
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Amanda L. Logan
Language Facet:: Nafaanra
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.165892, -2.354363
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.165892, -2.354363

2. Handwoven cotton strip textile called Dɔnkɔnfra, Ahenkro, 2014

Description:: Two folded textiles made from handwoven cotton strips, pieced together in a design called Dɔnkɔnfra. They were photographed while on display at a Heritage Day and Olden Times Food Fair held at the Banda Cultural Centre. One cloth rests on top of the other. The lighter colored strips in each cloth have white warp threads woven together with white, red and blue weft threads. Darker strips were woven from blue and white warp and weft threads. Ahenkro, 31 July, 2014.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects Facet:: Textiles; West African strip weaving; Weaving; Handicraft
Creator:: Amanda L. Logan
Date searchable:: 2014
Date searchable:: 2014-07-31
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Amanda L. Logan
Language Facet:: Nafaanra
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.165892, -2.354363
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.165892, -2.354363

3. Handwoven cotton strip textile called Kakya, Ahenkro, 2014

Description:: A folded textile made of handwoven cotton strips, photographed while on display at a Heritage Day and Olden Times Food Fair held at the Banda Cultural Centre. The name of this cloth design is Kakya. Single strands of blue warp thread create vertical lines against a background of white warp and weft threads. Ahenkro, 31 July, 2014.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects Facet:: Textiles; West African strip weaving; Weaving; Handicraft
Creator:: Amanda L. Logan
Date searchable:: 2014
Date searchable:: 2014-07-31
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Amanda L. Logan
Language Facet:: Nafaanra
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.165892, -2.354363
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.165892, -2.354363

4. Handwoven cotton strip textile called Gbenalekinu, Ahenkro, 2014

Description:: A folded gray-and-white textile made of handwoven cotton strips, photographed while on display at a Heritage Day and Olden Times Food Fair held at the Banda Cultural Centre. Textiles of this design are called Gbenalekinu. A narrow band of red woven accent can be seen on two of the strips. Ahenkro, 31 July, 2014.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects Facet:: Textiles; West African strip weaving; Weaving; Handicraft
Creator:: Amanda L. Logan
Date searchable:: 2014
Date searchable:: 2014-07-31
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Amanda L. Logan
Language Facet:: Nafaanra
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.165892, -2.354363
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.165892, -2.354363

5. Handwoven cotton strip textile called Bɔfige, Ahenkro, 2014

Description:: A folded white textile made of handwoven cotton strips, photographed while on display at a Heritage Day and Olden Times Food Fair held at the Banda Cultural Centre, with sponsorship from Amanda L. Logan. The name of this cloth design is Bɔfige. Ahenkro, 31 July, 2014.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects Facet:: Textiles; West African strip weaving; Weaving; Handicraft
Creator:: Amanda L. Logan
Date searchable:: 2014
Date searchable:: 2014-07-31
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Amanda L. Logan
Language Facet:: Nafaanra
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.165892, -2.354363
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.165892, -2.354363

6. Bow-shaped tool used to process raw cotton, Ahenkro, 2014

Description:: A bow-shaped tool (klada in Nafaanra) made from flexible wood and taut string rests on a folded handwoven blue-and-white textile called Kyara. Women used the bow to prepare cotton for spinning into thread. After removing seeds from the cotton, they held the bow's string over the fibers. Plucking the string caused cotton fibers to stick to it. By pulling up on the bow, the cotton became fluffed and its fibers aligned, making it easier to spin. The klada and handwoven textiles seen in the picture were among heirloom objects on display as part of a Heritage Day and Olden Times Foods Fair held at the Banda Cultural Centre. Ahenkro, 2014-07-31.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects Facet:: Textiles; West African strip weaving; Weaving; Handicraft
Creator:: Amanda L. Logan
Date searchable:: 2014
Date searchable:: 2014-07-31
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Amanda L. Logan
Language Facet:: Nafaanra
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.165892, -2.354363
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.165892, -2.354363

7. Handwoven textile called Mmɔlɔ Kyara and a spindle of cotton thread, Ahenkro, 2014

Description:: Two textiles made from handwoven cotton strips rest on an aluminum tray, together with a spindle wrapped with locally made cotton thread, next to which is some unspun fluffed cotton. This blue-and-white cloth design is known as Mmɔlɔ Kyara. Visible at the top of the image are two baskets in which women keep their spinning equipment. To the right, a calabash ladle rests inside a calabash bowl (chrԑgbͻͻ in Nafaanra). These heirloom objects were among displays at a Heritage Day and Olden Times Food Fair held at the Banda Cultural Centre with sponsorship by Dr. Amanda L. Logan. Ahenkro, 31 July, 2014.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects Facet:: Textiles; West African strip weaving; Weaving; Spinning; Handicraft; Baskets; Gourd, calabash
Creator:: Amanda L. Logan
Date searchable:: 2014
Date searchable:: 2014-07-31
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Language Facet:: Nafaanra
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.165892, -2.354363
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.165892, -2.354363

8. Handwoven textiles called Mmɔlɔ Kyara, Ahenkro, 2014

Description:: Two textiles made from handwoven cotton strips rest on an aluminum tray, together with a spindle wrapped with locally made cotton thread, next to which is some unspun fluffed cotton. This blue-and-white cloth design is known as Mmɔlɔ Kyara. Visible at the top of the image are two baskets in which women keep their spinning equipment. To the right, a calabash ladle rests inside a calabash bowl (chrԑgbͻͻ in Nafaanra). These heirloom objects were among displays at a Heritage Day and Olden Times Food Fair held at the Banda Cultural Centre with sponsorship by Dr. Amanda L. Logan. Ahenkro, 31 July, 2014.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects Facet:: Textiles; West African strip weaving; Weaving; Spinning; Handicraft; Baskets; Gourd, calabash
Creator:: Amanda L. Logan
Date searchable:: 2014
Date searchable:: 2014-07-31
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Amanda L. Logan
Language Facet:: Nafaanra
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.165892, -2.354363
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.165892, -2.354363

9. Handwoven cotton strip textile called Kyekye, Ahenkro, 2014

Description:: A textile made of handwoven cotton strips, photographed while on display at a Heritage Day and Olden Times Food Fair held at the Banda Cultural Centre. This cloth is called Kyekye and is sewn from strips of similar dark blue-and-white design. Variation in patterning is created by offsetting strips. Sections of solid color created by weaving blue weft over blue warp threads are sewn to strip sections with horizontal stripes created by alternating blue and white weft threads. Ahenkro, 31 July, 2014.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects Facet:: Textiles; West African strip weaving; Weaving; Handicraft
Creator:: Amanda L. Logan
Date searchable:: 2014
Date searchable:: 2014-07-31
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Amanda L. Logan
Language Facet:: Nafaanra
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.165892, -2.354363
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.165892, -2.354363

10. Handwoven textiles called Mmɔlɔ Kyara, Ahenkro, 2014

Description:: Two folded textiles made from handwoven cotton strips, pieced together in a design called Mmɔlɔ Kyara. They were photographed while on display at a Heritage Day and Olden Times Food Fair held at the Banda Cultural Centre. One cloth is made from alternating strips of white and blue-and-white striped cloth. The other is made of similar blue-and-white strips, in which white weft threads create a checkered design. Ahenkro, 31 July, 2014.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects Facet:: Textiles; West African strip weaving; Weaving; Handicraft
Creator:: Amanda L. Logan
Date searchable:: 2014
Date searchable:: 2014-07-31
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Amanda L. Logan
Language Facet:: Nafaanra
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.165892, -2.354363
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.165892, -2.354363

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1. Handwoven textile called Kyara and a spindle with cotton thread, Ahenkro, 2014

2. Handwoven cotton strip textile called Dɔnkɔnfra, Ahenkro, 2014

3. Handwoven cotton strip textile called Kakya, Ahenkro, 2014

4. Handwoven cotton strip textile called Gbenalekinu, Ahenkro, 2014

5. Handwoven cotton strip textile called Bɔfige, Ahenkro, 2014

6. Bow-shaped tool used to process raw cotton, Ahenkro, 2014

7. Handwoven textile called Mmɔlɔ Kyara and a spindle of cotton thread, Ahenkro, 2014

8. Handwoven textiles called Mmɔlɔ Kyara, Ahenkro, 2014

9. Handwoven cotton strip textile called Kyekye, Ahenkro, 2014

10. Handwoven textiles called Mmɔlɔ Kyara, Ahenkro, 2014