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1. Tolԑԑ Kofi Dwuru III and elders, New Yam Festival, 1982
- Description:
- Banda Paramount Chief Tolԑԑ Kofi Dwuru III and elders pause as they process down Ahenkro's main street on the day of the New Yam Festival (Finyjie Lie in Nafaanra). They stand under the paramount chief's umbrella topped with a blackened carved wooden figure. L-R: Kwame Gyani; Kofi Gyase (Gyasehene); Kupo Aboateaa (Bamuhene); Tolԑԑ Kofi Dwuru III (Omanhene); Kwadwo Gbao; Senyono Kyeame; Fordjour Major. Ahenkro, 30 August, 1982.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Ahenkro
- Subjects:
- Elders; Gyasehene; New Yam Festival; Umbrella; Omanhene
- Subjects Facet:
- Chiefs; Rites and ceremonies; Royal regalia; Wood carvings
- Identifier:
- 26
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1982
- Date searchable:
- 1982-08-30
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Location(s):
- Ahenkro;8.164906, -2.355708
- Date Digitized:
- 2016
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.164906, -2.355708
2. Pouring libations, New Yam Festival, Banda-Ahenkro, 1982
- Description:
- An Elder (Kwame Ble) pours libations on the day of the New Yam Festival (Finyjie Lie in Nafaanra) at the Ahenkro palace. Front, L-R: Senyono ; Kwame Ble; Kwabena Kuma. Ahenkro, 30 August, 1982.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Ahenkro
- Subjects:
- Palace; Elders; New Yam Festival
- Subjects Facet:
- Rites and ceremonies; Libations
- Identifier:
- 16
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1982
- Date searchable:
- 1982-08-30
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Location(s):
- Ahenkro;8.164906, -2.355708
- Date Digitized:
- 2016
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.164906, -2.355708
3. Women of Sielͻngͻ Katoo (royal house), New Yam Festival, Ahenkro 1986
- Description:
- Women of Sielͻngͻ Katoo (royal house) relax on the courtyard steps of the palace on the day of the New Yam Festival (Finyjie Lie in Nafaanra). L-R: Ama Nyeni; Yaa Krah; Akua Kuma; Yaa Kuma; Akua Kyenkyenku; Kosua Dooko. Ahenkro, 28 July, 1986.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Ahenkro
- Subjects:
- Palace; Elders; New Yam Festival
- Subjects Facet:
- Rites and ceremonies
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1986
- Date searchable:
- 1986-07-28
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Location(s):
- Ahenkro;8.164906, -2.355708
- Date Digitized:
- 2016
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.164906, -2.355708
4. Woman dancing at the palace, New Yam Festival, Ahenkro, 1986
- Description:
- Palace drummers play an ensemble of '"fontomfrum" (back), "atumpan" (center) and other drums as a woman (Kabrenga) dances at the Ahenkro palace during the celebration of the New Yam Festival (Finyjie Lie in Nafaanra). Drummer in orange shirt, center, Kofi Boakye. Man standing, far right over drums, Kwasi Peter. Ahenkro, 28 July, 1986.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Ahenkro
- Subjects:
- Palace; Atumpan drum; New Yam Festival; Fontomfrom drum
- Subjects Facet:
- Drums (musical instrument); Rites and ceremonies; Dance
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1986
- Date searchable:
- 1986-07-28
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Location(s):
- Ahenkro;8.164906, -2.355708
- Date Digitized:
- 2016
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.164906, -2.355708
5. Tolee Kofi Dwuru III and Elders, New Yam Festival, Banda-Ahenkro, 1982
- Description:
- Elders gathered at the Ahenkro palace on the day of the New Yam Festival (Finyjie Lie in Nafaanra). Back left, Mose Krontihene; Front, L-R: Kwadwo Kyeama (Linguist); Kupo Aboateaa (Bamuhene); Kofi Gyasi (Gyasehene); Tolԑԑ Kofi Dwuru III (Omanhene); Senyono Kyeame; Unknown man in kente cloth. Child seated in front, Kwasi K. Man in blue cloth to right front, Kwame Gbanari. Ahenkro, 30 August, 1982.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Ahenkro
- Subjects:
- Palace; Elders; Kente cloth; New Yam Festival
- Subjects Facet:
- Rites and ceremonies; West African strip weaving
- Identifier:
- 9
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1982
- Date searchable:
- 1982-08-30
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Location(s):
- Ahenkro;8.164906, -2.355708
- Date Digitized:
- 2016
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.164906, -2.355708
6. Paramount chief and elders, New Yam Festival, Ahenkro, 1986
- Description:
- Elders gathered at the Ahenkro palace on the day of the New Yam Festival (Finyjie Lie in Nafaanra). Seated, front row, third from left, Kwabena Dibi. Sixth from left, Kofi Gyasi (Gyasehene); Tolԑԑ Kofi Dwuru III (Omanhene); Kupo Aboateaa (Bamuhene). Seated, far right on chair, Yaw Fori (Swordbearer). Ahenkro, 28 July, 1986.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Ahenkro
- Subjects:
- Palace; Elders; New Yam Festival
- Subjects Facet:
- Rites and ceremonies
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1986
- Date searchable:
- 1986-07-28
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Location(s):
- Ahenkro;8.164906, -2.355708
- Date Digitized:
- 2016
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.164906, -2.355708
7. Girls dressed in Manaa Ndiom attire, Ahenkro, 1995
- Description:
- Young girls wear the sacred beads and necklaces associated with the girls' nubility rites, known in Nafaanra as Manaa Ndiom. They are dressed in Manaa Ndiom attire as part of a cultural celebration associated with the commissioning of the Banda Cultural Centre. Manaa Ndiom is a time when adolescent girls come together to learn from their female elders as they transition to womanhood. Here they walk alongside women carrying wooden stools to the Cultural Centre grounds. Adua Bedeaba leads the group as Almata follows. Ahenkro, 21 July, 1995.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Relation:
- https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16943 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17137
- Location(s) Facet:
- Ahenkro
- Subjects:
- Stools; Manaa Ndiom; Necklaces; Banda Cultural Centre; Nubility rites
- Subjects Facet:
- Rites and ceremonies; Nafana (African people); Puberty rites
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1995
- Date searchable:
- 1995-07-21
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Location(s):
- Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312
- Date Digitized:
- 2019-03-14
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.165961, -2.354312
8. Girls dressed in Manaa Ndiom attire, Ahenkro, 1995
- Description:
- Young girls wear the sacred beads and necklaces associated with the girls' nubility rites, known in Nafaanra as Manaa Ndiom. They are dressed in Manaa Ndiom attire as part of a cultural celebration associated with the commissioning of the Banda Cultural Centre. Manaa Ndiom is a time when adolescent girls come together to learn from their female elders as they transition to womanhood. Pictured, front row, L-R: Mariyama Puwee, Ama Kyerah (wearing white), Adua Bedeaba, Sarah Photo, Yaa Broni, __, Alamata, Adwoa Fordjour. Swordbearer, right: Kwabena Sekedua. Women in back row, L-R, Toryaa (center) and Afua Basabasa. Ahenkro, 21 July, 1995.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Relation:
- https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16944 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17137
- Location(s) Facet:
- Ahenkro
- Subjects:
- Manaa Ndiom; Necklaces; Banda Cultural Centre; Nubility rites
- Subjects Facet:
- Rites and ceremonies; Nafana (African people); Puberty rites; Beads
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1995
- Date searchable:
- 1995-07-21
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Location(s):
- Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312
- Date Digitized:
- 2019-03-14
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Ann B. Stahl
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.165961, -2.354312
9. Paramount chief dancing, New Yam Festival, Ahenkro, 1986
- Description:
- Paramount chief Tolԑԑ Kofi Dwuru III (Omanhene) dances to the rhythms of fontomfrum and atumpan (in Twi) drums at the celebration of the New Yam Festival (Finyjie Lie in Nafaanra) in the Ahenkro palace. He wears a blue-and-white strip woven cloth of the type previously made from locally spun and dyed cotton thread. Two photos. Ahenkro, 28 July, 1986.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Ahenkro
- Subjects:
- New Yam Festival; Palace; Fontomfrom drums; Atumpan drums
- Subjects Facet:
- Drums (musical instrument); Chiefs; Dance; Music; Rites and ceremonies
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1986
- Date searchable:
- 1986-07-28
- Genre:
- ;35 mm slide
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Location(s):
- Ahenkro;8.164906, -2.355708
- Date Digitized:
- 2016
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.164906, -2.355708
10. Funeral celebration, Ahenkro, 1982
- Description:
- An elder dances to the rhythms of fɔntɔmfrɔm and atumpan (in Twi) drums at a funeral celebration held the day after an elderly woman died. The funeral is celebrated beneath the shade of the large kapok tree on the south side of Ahenkro at the market site. Two photos. Ahenkro, 15 October, 1982.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Ahenkro
- Subjects:
- Drumming; Marketplace; Fɔntɔmfrɔm drums; Atumpan drums
- Subjects Facet:
- Drums (musical instrument); Funeral customs and rites; Dance; Music; Rites and ceremonies
- Identifier:
- 26; 27
- Creator:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1982
- Date searchable:
- 1982-10-15
- Genre:
- ;35 mm slide
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Location(s):
- Ahenkro;8.163438, -2.356776
- Date Digitized:
- 2016
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.163438, -2.356776