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1. Two carved wooden baboon masks, Bongase, 2019

Description:
A man holds up for view a male and female pair of carved wooden baboon (Mbong in Ligbi) masks during a 2019 interview with Ligbi elders in Bongase. The male mask (left) has a reflective silver cloth attached. A pair of bush cow (Siginjuru-ayna in Ligbi) masks lays on the table behind. Masks such as these have been used in masquerade dances celebrating special occasions like weddings and public festivals, including the end of Ramadan, the annual month-long period of Muslim fasting. Scholars refer to this masking tradition as "Do," while locally it is termed "Bedu." These same masks were photographed in 1967 by René A. Bravmann during the course of doctoral dissertation fieldwork. For additional details, see Bravmann, René A. (1974) "Islam and Tribal Art in West Africa" (Cambridge University Press), pp. 147-177. The baboon masks pictured here were worn and photographed in 1995 when Ligbi people from Bongase brought the masquerade to the commissioning celebration for the Banda Cultural Centre. A June 2019 performance of Mbong at a Banda Heritage Event can be viewed through a link below. Bongase, 11 June, 2019.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17335 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17332; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19216
Location(s) Facet:
Bongase
Subjects:
Bedu; Banda Cultural Centre; Baboon; Banda Heritage Initiative; Do
Subjects Facet:
Wood carvings; Masks; Islam; Marriage customs and rites; Regalia; Rites and ceremonies
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2019
Date searchable:
2019-06-11
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Bongase;8.236556, -2.276194
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.236556, -2.276194

2. Two carved wooden face masks, Bongase, 2019

Description:
A man holds up for view two carved wooden masks during a 2019 interview with Ligbi elders in Bongase. These masks are used in masquerade dances to celebrate special occasions like weddings and public festivals such as the end of Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting. The mask on the left (13.25 inches in height) is a thrush (Kokogyinaka in Ligbi). The mask on the right (9.75 inches in length) is a "beautiful Gonja woman" (Gbanyamuso in Ligbi). Their features are highlighted by red, blue and white pigment. The Gbanyamuso mask is also adorned by a red hair band. A baboon mask (Mbong in Ligbi) lays on the table to the right. René Bravmann, an art historian, photographed these masks in 1967 during doctoral dissertation fieldwork. For additional details, see Bravmann, René A. (1974) "Islam and Tribal Art in West Africa" (Cambridge University Press), pp. 88-95. Scholars refer to this masking tradition as "Do," while locally it is termed "Bedu." A June 2019 performance of Gbanyamuso (center) at a Banda Heritage Event can be viewed through a link below. Bongase, 11 June, 2019.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17127; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19216
Location(s) Facet:
Bongase
Subjects:
Bedu; Banda Cultural Centre; Thrush; Do
Subjects Facet:
Wood carvings; Masks; Dance; Islam; Masquerades; Marriage customs and rites; Rites and ceremonies
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2019
Date searchable:
2019-06-11
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Bongase;8.236556, -2.276194
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.236556, -2.276194

3. Two carved wooden bush cow masks, Bongase, 2019

Description:
A man holds up for view a female (left) and male (right) pair of carved wooden bush cow (Siginjuru-ayna in Ligbi) masks during a 2019 interview with Ligbi elders in Bongase. Masks such as these have been used in masquerade dances to celebrate special occasions like weddings and public festivals including the end of Ramadan, the Muslim month of fasting. The masks' features are highlighted by red, blue and white pigment. René A. Bravmann, an art historian, photographed the male bush cow mask in 1967 during doctoral dissertation fieldwork. For additional details, see Bravmann, René A. (1974) "Islam and Tribal Art in West Africa" (Cambridge University Press), pp. 147-177. Scholars refer to this masking tradition as "Do," while locally it is termed "Bedu." Bongase,11 June, 2019.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17126
Location(s) Facet:
Bongase
Subjects:
Bedu; Do; Bush cow
Subjects Facet:
Wood carvings; Masks; Dance; Islam; Masquerades; Marriage customs and rites; Regalia; Rites and ceremonies
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2019
Date searchable:
2019-06-11
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Bongase;8.236556, -2.276194
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.236556, -2.276194

4. Edge of Bui Lake near Bongase, 2016

Description:
Standing on the edge of Bui Lake, northwest of Bongase. The lake waters rose behind Bui Dam after 2012, transforming local fishing practices. For generations local Ewe families used the type of canoe pictured here to fish on the Black Volta River. But these can only be used for near-shore fishing on Bui Lake because the lake's unpredictable winds and waves make them unsafe. Trees still stand in shallow waters along the lake's edge. Three photos. Bui Lake, near Bongase, 18 June, 2016.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Bongase
Subjects:
Bui Lake; Vegetation
Subjects Facet:
Landscapes; Ewe (African people); Canoes; Mountains
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2016
Date searchable:
2016-06-18 & 2016-06-20
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Location(s):
Bongase;8.251697, -2.287305
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.251697, -2.287305

5. Chuli at the north end of the Banda hills, Banda area, 2009

Description:
The distinctive notch at the end of the Banda range of hills marks the mountain known as Chuli, near Bongase. North of Ahenkro, 16 June, 2009.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17045
Location(s) Facet:
Bongase
Subjects:
Chuli; Savanna woodland; Vegetation
Subjects Facet:
Landscapes; Mountains
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2009
Date searchable:
2009-06-16
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Location(s):
Bongase;8.223378, -2.308630
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.223378, -2.308630

6. Flooding across the Ahenkro-Bongase road, 2016

Description:
The flood zone of the newly formed Bui Lake extended further south than anticipated when lake levels rose behind Bui Dam after 2012. A section of the Ahenkro-Bongase road was flooded and a bypass around the flood zone had to be built. Here, shallow waters (center) spread out across the low landscape east of the Banda hills visible in the background. View to the southwest. First of five photos in a south-to-north panorama. South of Bongase, 18 June, 2016.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17047 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17046 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17044 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17045
Location(s) Facet:
Bongase
Subjects:
Bui Lake; Savanna woodland; Flooding; Vegetation
Subjects Facet:
Bui Dam (Ghana); Landscapes; Mountains
Identifier:
1/5
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2016
Date searchable:
2016-06-18
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Location(s):
Bongase;8.228828, -2.301724
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.228828, -2.301724

7. Flooding east of the Banda hills, 2016

Description:
The flood zone of the newly formed Bui Lake extended further south than anticipated when lake levels rose behind Bui Dam after 2012. Here, shallow waters (center) spread out across the low landscape east of Banda hills. Chuli (the notched section of the hills) is visible in the background. View to the west. Third of five photos in a south-to-north panorama. South of Bongase, 18 June, 2016.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17023 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17047 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17046 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17043 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17044
Location(s) Facet:
Bongase
Subjects:
Bui Lake; Chuli; Flooding; Vegetation; Savanna woodland
Subjects Facet:
Bui Dam (Ghana); Landscapes; Mountains
Identifier:
3/5
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2016
Date searchable:
2016-06-18
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Location(s):
Bongase;8.228828, -2.301724
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.228828, -2.301724

8. Flooding east of the Banda hills, 2016

Description:
The flood zone of the newly formed Bui Lake extended further south than anticipated when lake levels rose behind Bui Dam after 2012. Here, shallow waters (center) spread out across the low landscape east of Banda hills. Chuli (the notched section of the hills) is visible in the background. View to the west. Fourth of five photos in a south-to-north panorama. South of Bongase, 18 June, 2016.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17047 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17043 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17044 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17045
Location(s) Facet:
Bongase
Subjects:
Bui Lake; Savanna woodland; Flooding; Vegetation; Chuli
Subjects Facet:
Bui Dam (Ghana); Landscapes; Mountains
Identifier:
4/5
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2016
Date searchable:
2016-06-18
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Location(s):
Bongase;8.228828, -2.301724
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.228828, -2.301724

9. Flooding east of the Banda hills, 2016

Description:
The flood zone of the newly formed Bui Lake extended further south than anticipated when lake levels rose behind Bui Dam after 2012. Here, shallow waters (center) spread out across the low landscape east of Banda hills. Chuli (the notched section of the hills) is visible in the background. View to the northwest. Fifth of five photos in a south-to-north panorama. South of Bongase, 18 June, 2016.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17046 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17043 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17044 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17045
Location(s) Facet:
Bongase
Subjects:
Bui Lake; Chuli; Flooding; Vegetation; Savanna woodland
Subjects Facet:
Bui Dam (Ghana); Landscapes; Mountains
Identifier:
5/5
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2016
Date searchable:
2016-06-18
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Location(s):
Bongase;8.228828, -2.301724
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.228828, -2.301724

10. Flooding east of the Banda hills, 2016

Description:
The flood zone of the newly formed Bui Lake extended further south than anticipated when lake levels rose behind Bui Dam after 2012. Here, shallow waters (center) spread out across the low landscape east of Banda hills. Chuli (the notched section of the hills) is visible in the background. View to the southwest. Second of five photos in a south-to-north panorama. South of Bongase, 18 June, 2016.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17047 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17046 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17043 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17045
Location(s) Facet:
Bongase
Subjects:
Bui Lake; Chuli; Flooding; Vegetation; Savanna woodland
Subjects Facet:
Bui Dam (Ghana); Landscapes; Mountains
Identifier:
2/5
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2016
Date searchable:
2016-06-18
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Location(s):
Bongase;8.228828, -2.301724
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.228828, -2.301724

11. Cashew farm near Bongase, 2018

Description:
Banda farmers began planting cashew trees as a cash crop in the early 2000s. Farms dedicated to the production of this export crop, like this one along the road south of Bongase, are increasingly common across the area. Bongase, 14 November, 2018.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Bongase
Subjects:
Cashew farm
Subjects Facet:
Agriculture; Cash crops
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2018
Date searchable:
2018-11-14
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Location(s):
Bongase;8.235659, -2.282145
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.235659, -2.282145

12. Canoe and fishing net, Bui Lake, 2016

Description:
Canoes like this one were the boats long used by Ewe fishing families on the Black Volta River in this area. These can only be used for near-shore fishing on the newly formed Bui Lake because winds and waves on the open lake are dangerous to small boats. Visible in the lake are the trees inundated as lake waters rose behind Bui Dam. Bui Lake, near Bongase, June, 2016.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Bongase
Subjects:
Bui Lake; Bui Dam
Subjects Facet:
Canoes; Fishing; Ewe (African people)
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2016
Date searchable:
2016-06-18
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Location(s):
Bongase;8.251697, -2.287305
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.251697, -2.287305

13. Bui Power Authority sign on Ahenkro-Bongase road, 2016

Description:
A no-trespassing sign posted by the Bui Power Authority along the paved Ahenkro-Bongase road several kilometers north of Ahenkro identifies "land under acquisition" by the Bui Power Authority (BPA). Electrical poles and wires run along the roadside. The large land parcel under acquisition by BPA has long been home to farms worked by families in Ahenkro and Bongase. These farms produce food for household consumption and cash crops, including cashew. View looking northward, Ahenkro-Bongase road, June, 2016.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Date:
2016-06-20
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro; Bongase
Subjects Facet:
Agriculture; Cash crops; Bui Dam (Ghana); Roads; Electrification
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Language:
English
Date searchable:
2016
Date searchable:
2016-06-20
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Language Facet:
English
Location(s):
Ahenkro; Bongase
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:
8.198, -2.33472222