Location(s): fawoman - Improving African Futures Using Lessons from the Past

Description:: Hunters (bͻfͻ; pl. bͻfͻͻlͻ in Nafaanra) with firearms, Fawoman, August, 1982. In times past, "bush" meat was important to local life. Archaeological evidence shows that people relied on a wide range of wild animals--from grasscutters to large carnivores--as sources of meat and valued materials like skins. From 1971 hunting was banned within the newly established Bui National Park (a Wildlife Protected Area covering more than 1800 km2). From 1989, Ghana's Wildlife Conservation (Amendment) Regulations (L. I. 1452) banned unlicensed hunting outside of park lands. Oral histories describe hunters as individuals whose knowledge of the land was important to communities as they sought to establish settlements in new areas. Fawoman, September, 1982.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Fawoman
Subjects:: Bush meat
Subjects Facet:: Firearms; Hunters
Identifier:: 19
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1982
Date searchable:: 1982-09
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Location(s):: Fawoman;8.120434, -2.240526
Date Digitized:: 2016
People Facet:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.120434, -2.240526

Description:: Afua Fawoman is pictured on the occasion of a filmed interview with the Banda Heritage Initiative Local Committee during which she spoke about the events that led to Fawoman people moving from Brohane to Fawoman. L-R: ___, ___, Afua Fawoman, ___. Fawoman, 1 October, 2018.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Fawoman
Subjects:: Relocation; Family history; Village founding; Banda Heritage Initiative
Subjects Facet:: Villages; Oral history
Creator:: Sampson Attah
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2018
Date searchable:: 2018-10-01
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Fawoman;8.120972, -2.240343
People Facet:: Sampson Attah
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.120972, -2.240343

Description:: Oral history of Falong Katoo (house), Fawoman, describes how Falong family came to settle in the Banda area and later established their home in Fawoman. The history lists former male and female heads of family. To cite: Stahl, Ann, and James Anane. 2011. Falong Katoo, Fawoman. In, "Family Histories from the Banda Traditional Area, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana, 1986," pg. 5. Brochure circulated 1989, reissued with photos and additional histories in 2011. 2 pages.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Fawoman
Subjects:: Kakala; Falong Katoo; Family history; Kralongo; Migration
Subjects Facet:: Banda (Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana); Wars; Oral history; Nafana (African people)
Creator:: Stahl, Ann B. ; Anane, James
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Kwame Tailor; Osei Kofi; Kofi Sunu
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-08-01
Genre:: Text
Genre Facet:: Text
Format:: Text
Language Facet:: English
Location(s):: Fawoman;8.120434, -2.240526
Date Digitized:: 2016-08-21
People Facet:: Stahl, Ann B. ;Anane, James
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.120434, -2.240526

Description:: Two Nafana men from Fawoman--center and right--beat out foundational rhythms on hippopotamus jaw bones using a hippo canine tooth to accompany a performance of hunters' dances (Bɔfɔɔrɔ in Nafaanra). Oral history recounts that the dances are those of animals observed and copied by ancestral hunters, generations ago. The percussion instruments are said to be those collected by ancestral hunters after they watched the animals dancing, then scared them off and collected their equipment. Left, a man plays an "apentemma" (Twi) drum with his hands. A June 2019 performance of the dances at a Banda Heritage Event can be viewed through a link below. Fawoman, 21 May, 2019.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19212 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19041
Location(s) Facet:: Fawoman
Subjects:: Apentemma drum; Canine; Performance
Subjects Facet:: Drums (musical instrument); Hippopotamus; Dance; Hunters
Creator:: Sampson Attah
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2019
Date searchable:: 2019-05-21
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Fawoman;8.120434, -2.240526
People Facet:: Sampson Attah
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.120434, -2.240526

Description:: A hunter carrying a shotgun is joined by a senior hunter as he performs a hunter's dance (Bɔfɔɔrɔ in Nafaanra). Oral history recounts that the dances are those of animals observed and copied by ancestral hunters, generations ago. Accompanied by drummers (on right), the hunters perform in front of an assembled group of villagers during a family history interview. A young woman in the background uses a cell phone to record the event. A performance of Bɔfɔɔrɔ at a June 2019 Banda Heritage Event can be viewed through a link below. Fawoman, 21 May, 2019.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19212 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17143
Date:: 2019-05-21
Location(s) Facet:: Fawoman
Subjects:: Performance
Subjects Facet:: Hunters; Dance; Ritual; Rites and ceremonies; Drums (musical instrument); Firearms
Creator:: Patrick Mensah
Contributors:: Enoch Mensah; Sampson Attah
Date searchable:: 2019
Date searchable:: 2019-05-21
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Fawoman;8.120434, -2.240526
Commentary:: Still image extracted from video footage using Adobe Premier Pro software.
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.120434, -2.240526

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