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1. Two dancers in masquerade attire at the Banda Cultural Centre Commissioning, 1995

Description:
Two Ligbi men from Bongase appear in masquerade regalia prior to a "Do" or "Bedu" performance at the commissioning celebration of the Banda Cultural Centre in Ahenkro. Their carved wooden masks represent a male and female pair of baboons (Mbong in Ligbi). Their heads and shoulders are draped in scarves, they wear raffia skirts around their waist, and over top of socks covering their feet they wear metal jangles on a chain wrapped around their ankles. They are accompanied by a number of men from Bongase. Pictured L-R: Fariah Salah, Kwame Yirikro, Abau Yaya, Abuu Doctor (masked dancer), Adoma, Ansoma Sala (masked dancer), Dandu, Alhaji Moro Mahama. A performance of Mbong at a June 2019 Banda Heritage Event can be viewed through a link below. Ahenkro, 21 July, 1995.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17138 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17128 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17332; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19216
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Bedu; Do; Banda Cultural Centre; Baboon
Subjects Facet:
Textiles; Dance; Clothing; Masquerades; Masks; Ligbi language; Wood carvings
Identifier:
Negatives 14a and 15a
Creator:
Andrew Black
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1995
Date searchable:
1995-07-21
Genre:
Black-and-white negative
Genre Facet:
Black-and-white negative
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312
Date Digitized:
2019-09-20
People Facet:
Andrew Black
Commentary:
Negative scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.165961, -2.354312

2. Procession to the Banda Cultural Centre on commissioning day, Ahenkro, 1995

Description:
Banda Research Project team members wearing blue shirts with the "Unity" logo and dresses embroidered in blue process down Ahenkro's main street from the Paramount Chief's palace to the Banda Cultural Centre for the centre's commissioning ceremony. Ann B. Stahl-- just enstooled as an honorary Queen Mother by the Banda Traditional Council under the stool name Lelɛɛ Yadwo Gongo II--is carried in a palanquin lined with kente cloth and shaded by one of the chief's royal umbrellas. A woman in local-made strip woven cloth stands left, with Binghamton University MA student Alex Caton wearing local dress to her right. To her right in blue-embroidered dresses are project team members Doris Millah and Doris Mensah. Visible in the background are the thatched and iron roofs of houses lining Banda-Ahenrko's main street. Ahenkro, 21 July, 1995.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Queen Mother; Banda Cultural Centre; Umbrella; Palanquin; Banda Research Project
Subjects Facet:
Rites and ceremonies; West African strip weaving; Thatched roofs; Metal roofing; Textiles; Clothing; Kente cloth; Litters (vehicles); Royal regalia
Creator:
Leith Smith
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1995
Date searchable:
1995-07-21
Genre:
Photographic print
Genre Facet:
Photographic print
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.164906, -2.355708
Date Digitized:
2019-09-24
People Facet:
Leith Smith
Commentary:
Color print scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.164906, -2.355708

3. Tolɛɛ Kofi Dwuru II, Paramount Chief of Banda, Ahenkro, 1967

Description:
Tolɛɛ Kofi Dwuru II was the Paramount Chief of Banda from the time of his enstoolment in 1938 until his death in 1977. Here the Nafana chief is pictured seated on an Asante-style "akonkromfi" chair with his sandaled feet resting on a carved wooden white stool to which protective leather amulets made by Islamic clerics have been tied on to the stool's central column. Two large cast metal bells rest on either side of the stool at its base. The paramount chief wears a white cotton cloth bearing geometric designs and Arabic script written in black, blue and red inks. To the right, an Asante-style "assipim" chair is propped against the wall. Suspended from a cord on the wall behind him is a collection of animal bones among which are large ungulate (hoofed animal) and carnivore skulls and jaw bones. For additional details, see Bravmann, René A. (1974) "Islam and Tribal Art in West Africa" (Cambridge University Press), pp. 88-95. Two photos. Ahenkro, 25 November, 1967.
Rights:
Copyright Undetermined
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17435
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Royal attire; Paramount Chief; Cloth
Subjects Facet:
Islam; Stools; Royal regalia; Chairs; Chiefs; Bells; Textiles; Ashanti
Identifier:
Negative 28A/29; Negative 29A/30
Creator:
Dr. René A. Bravmann
Contributors:
Dr. René A. Bravmann
Date searchable:
1967
Date searchable:
1967-11-25
Genre:
Black-and-white negative
Genre Facet:
Black-and-white negative
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.164906, -2.355708
Date Digitized:
2016
People Facet:
Dr. René A. Bravmann
Commentary:
Negative scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.164906, -2.355708

4. Spindles and whorls resting on a strip-woven cloth, Ahenkro, 2019

Description:
Three spindles with painted spindle whorls made in Kokua in 1994 rest on a black-and-white strip-woven cloth worn by a woman attending the Banda Heritage Celebration held at the Banda Cultural Centre. In the past Banda area women used spindles and whorls like these to spin cotton thread. Ahenkro, 28 June, 2019.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Date:
2019-06-28
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Banda Cultural Centre
Subjects Facet:
West African strip weaving; Textiles; Spinning; Spindle whorls
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. M. Dores Cruz
Date searchable:
2019-06-28
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.165961, -2.354312

5. Spindle wrapped with cotton thread, Ahenkro, 2019

Description:
A wooden spindle thickly wrapped with cotton thread rests in a large calabash bowl. The bowl sits on a wooden stool adjacent to the legs of blue plastic chairs on which elder women sit at a Banda Heritage Celebration held at the Banda Cultural Centre. One woman wears a strip-woven textile made with black, white, red and yellow threads. Bottom right is the basket in which she stores her spinning supplies. Ahenkro, 28 June, 2019.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Date:
2019-06-28
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Banda Cultural Centre; Cotton thread
Subjects Facet:
West African strip weaving; Gourd, Calabash; Textiles; Spinning
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2019-06-28
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.165961, -2.354312

6. 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
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.165892, -2.354363

7. 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
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.165892, -2.354363

8. 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
Sketchfab Uid:
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
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.165892, -2.354363

10. 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
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.165892, -2.354363