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1. Banda Cultural Centre painting of spinning and strip-woven cloth, 2016

Description:
In June 2011, Banda Research Project team member Amanda Logan collaborated with local artist Kwame K.B. 2 to develop paintings for the Banda Cultural Centre's courtyard doors. The paintings illustrate crafts practiced in the area for which we have archaeological evidence. This image shows a woman spinning cotton thread (right) and a man wearing a locally made blue-and-white strip-woven cloth (left). Archaeologists find spindle whorls used to make thread on late 18th-and early 19th-century archaeological sites. This shows that households produced their own cloth during recent centuries. Before the 17th century, cotton cloth seems to have been less common and was probably acquired through trade from market centers. Banda Cultural Centre, Ahenkro, June, 2016.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17077 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17078 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17084
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Banda Cultural Centre; Community engagement
Subjects Facet:
Handicraft; West African strip weaving; Spinning; Markets
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Dr. Amanda L. Logan
Date searchable:
2016
Date searchable:
2016-06
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.165961, -2.354312

2. Banda Queen Mother showing cloth to local artist, 2011

Description:
Banda Queen Mother Lelԑԑ Akosua Kepefu (center) shows an example of locally made strip-woven cloth to a young painter as a model for a painting on the Banda Cultural Centre doors. Enoch Mensah holds one end of the cloth. To the right, Afua Fofie, Linguist, looks on with artist Kwame K.B. 2. They stand on Ahenkro's main street (view towards the south). Ahenkro, 5 June, 2011.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17079 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17084
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Queen Mother; Lelee Akosua Kepefu
Subjects Facet:
Handicraft; West African strip weaving; Villages; Streets
Creator:
Dr. Amanda L. Logan
Contributors:
Dr. Amanda L. Logan
Date searchable:
2011
Date searchable:
2011-06-05
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.164906, -2.355708
People Facet:
Dr. Amanda L. Logan
Geographic Coordinates:
8.164906, -2.355708

3. Boys in traditional attire, Children's Day, Ahenkro, 2009

Description:
Boys dress in traditional attire for the annual Children's Day festivities sponsored by local schools. Seated in front is an adolescent dressed as a chief. He and the two boys standing behind him (center and right) wear cloths made by strip-weaving. A boy standing left holds a linguist staff. Ahenkro, 23 June, 2009.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Children's Day; Banda Cultural Centre
Subjects Facet:
Rites and ceremonies; West African strip weaving
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2009
Date searchable:
2009-06-23
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.165961, -2.354312

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