Location(s): bofie / Subject(s): oral history - Improving African Futures Using Lessons from the Past

Description:: Oral history of Gape Katoo (house), Bofie, describes Gape Katoo's relationship to other Dompo families (Kuulo of Dompofie) and how their ancestor Buari Kojo came to live in the area. The history lists former male and female heads of family. To cite: Stahl, Ann, and James Anane. 2011. Gape Katoo, Bofie. In, "Family Histories from the Banda Traditional Area, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana, 1986," pp. 7-8. 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/17-16724 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17154 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16722 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16723
Location(s) Facet:: Bofie
Subjects:: Dompo; Family history; Gape Katoo; Kuulo
Subjects Facet:: Banda (Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana); Gold; Oral history; Hunters
Creator:: Stahl, Ann B. ; Anane, James
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Kwame Asamoa; Emmanuel Dwira
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1995-07
Genre:: Text
Genre Facet:: Text
Format:: Text
Language Facet:: English
Location(s):: Bofie;8.019775, -2.375237
Date Digitized:: 2016-08-21
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.019775, -2.375237

Description:: Elders of Gape Katoo with the sacred bronze basin, copper alloy vessel, iron knife and "chain" (copper alloy anklet) associated with ancestor Buari Kojo, Bofie, July, 1995.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17444 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16724 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16722 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16723
Location(s) Facet:: Bofie
Subjects:: Bronze basin; Anklet; Gape Katoo; Family history; Buari Kojo
Subjects Facet:: Copper alloys; Ritual; Oral history
Identifier:: slide 27
Creator:: Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Emmanuel Dwira
Date searchable:: 1995
Date searchable:: 1995-07
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Bofie;8.019775, -2.375237
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.019775, -2.375237

Description:: Base of a sacred copper alloy vessel associated with Gape Katoo ancestor Buari Kojo, Bofie, July, 1995.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17444 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16724 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17154 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16722
Location(s) Facet:: Bofie
Subjects:: Bronze basin; Family history; Gape Katoo; Buari Kojo
Subjects Facet:: Oral history; Ritual; Copper alloys
Identifier:: slide 30
Creator:: Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Emmanuel Dwira
Date searchable:: 1995
Date searchable:: 1986-07
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Bofie;8.019775, -2.375237
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.019775, -2.375237

Description:: Young men of Gape Katoo hold the sacred objects associated with ancestor Buari Kojo, Bofie, July, 1995.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17444 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17154 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16722 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16723
Location(s) Facet:: Bofie
Subjects:: Bronze basin; Family history; Gape Katoo; Buari Kojo
Subjects Facet:: Oral history; Ritual
Identifier:: slide 33
Creator:: Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Emmanuel Dwira
Date searchable:: 1995
Date searchable:: 1995-07
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Bofie;8.019775, -2.375237
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.019775, -2.375237

Description:: Elders of Gape Katoo offering libations on sacred objects associated with ancestor Buari Kojo, Bofie, July, 1995.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17444 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16724 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17154 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16723
Location(s) Facet:: Bofie
Subjects:: Bronze basin; Family history; Gape Katoo; Buari Kojo
Subjects Facet:: Libations; Ritual; Copper alloys; Oral history
Creator:: Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Emmanuel Dwira
Date searchable:: 1995
Date searchable:: 1995-07
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Bofie;8.019775, -2.375237
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.019775, -2.375237

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