11. Main street, Makala, 1990

Description:

A view of Makala's wide main street, standing at the west edge of town, looking eastward. A mango tree grows in the street at the far end of the street. Atakpame (coursed earthen-walled) houses with thatched roofs line the street. The streets and areas around houses are kept clear of plants. Enoch Mensah (left) and Andy Black (right) stroll down the street after a day of work at Makala Kataa, the archaeological site located immediately west of Makala. Wide main streets like this one were was established in the 1920s when a British colonial District Officer implemented a "village planning" scheme. New villages were laid out next to existing settlements, and old villages abandoned as people relocated. The new villages were laid out on a grid pattern oriented by a wide main street. Archaeological excavations (1989, 1990 and 1994) at the old village site (Makala Kataa) have revealed much about daily life of Banda villagers in the late 18th and 19th centuries. See below for a link to a the 1902 Gold Coast Colony Ordinance that prompted these relocations: "Rules with Respect to Regulation of Towns and Villages." Makala, June-July, 1990. Makala, June-July, 1990.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Relation:

https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17438 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16741

Location(s) Facet:

Makala

Subjects:

Atakpame; Relocation; Mango tree; Vegetation

Subjects Facet:

Thatched roofs; Villages; Excavations (Archaeology); Housing; Building, Clay; Streets

Identifier:

27

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Contributors:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

1990

Date searchable:

1990-06/07

Genre:

35 mm slide

Genre Facet:

35 mm slide

Location(s):

Makala;8.142462, -2.381817

Date Digitized:

2016

Commentary:

Slide scanned by Veronique Plante

Geographic Coordinates:

8.142462, -2.381817

12. Southwest edge of Makala, 1990

Description:

Makala as viewed from the southwest edge of town, looking northwest. A metal-roofed atakpame (coursed earthen-walled) courtyard house is in the foreground, with thatched-roof buildings visible beyond. The Banda hills rise in the background. Paths cut through the plants that grow up to village's edge. Makala, June-July, 1990.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Location(s) Facet:

Makala

Subjects:

Atakpame; Vegetation

Subjects Facet:

Courtyard houses; Thatched roofs; Masonry; Metal roofing; Housing; Building, Clay; Villages

Identifier:

2

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Contributors:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

1990

Date searchable:

1990-06/07

Genre:

35 mm slide

Genre Facet:

35 mm slide

Location(s):

Makala;8.142515, -2.382644

Date Digitized:

2016

Commentary:

Slide scanned by Veronique Plante

Geographic Coordinates:

8.142515, -2.382644

13. Doorway of a compound house, Makala, 1994

Description:

A woman sifts flour in the foreground as two women in the background pound maize (corn, bledju in Nafaanra) in wooden mortars. The women are sheltered from the sun by the thatched roof that covers this entrance to the house compound. View to the street beyond. Makala, July, 1994.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Location(s) Facet:

Makala

Subjects:

Metal pots; Pounding; Headpans

Subjects Facet:

Food processing; Thatched roofs; Mortars & pestles; Housing

Identifier:

32

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Contributors:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

1994

Date searchable:

1994-07

Genre:

35 mm slide

Genre Facet:

35 mm slide

Location(s):

Makala;8.142358, -2.383358

Date Digitized:

2016

Commentary:

Slide scanned by Veronique Plante

Geographic Coordinates:

8.142358, -2.383358

14. Main street, Makala, 1994

Description:

A view of Makala's wide main street, standing at the west edge of town, looking eastward. A mango tree grows in the street at the far end of the street. Atakpame (coursed earthen-walled) houses with thatched roofs line the street. A single house with a metal roof is visible to the right of the mango tree. The streets and areas around houses are kept clear of plants. Makala, July, 1994.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Location(s) Facet:

Makala

Subjects:

Mango tree

Subjects Facet:

Thatched roofs; Metal roofing; Streets; Villages

Identifier:

8

Creator:

Dr. Brian Thomas

Contributors:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

1994

Date searchable:

1994-07

Genre:

35 mm slide

Genre Facet:

35 mm slide

Location(s):

Makala;8.142358, -2.383358

Date Digitized:

2016

Commentary:

Slide scanned by Veronique Plante

Geographic Coordinates:

8.142358, -2.383358

15. Exterior wall of a compound house, Makala, 1994

Description:

Exterior wall of a compound house covered by a thatched roof. The coursed earth (atakpame) wall was built in stages as rooms were added. An exterior roof support pole is visible to the left. A coconut palm, an unusual tree in this area of savanna woodland far from the coast, is visible in the background. Houses and surrounding streets are kept clear of grass and other plants. Makala, July 1994.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Location(s) Facet:

Makala

Subjects:

Coconut palm; Atakpame

Subjects Facet:

Thatched roofs; Villages; Housing; Building, Clay

Identifier:

35

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Contributors:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

1994

Date searchable:

1994-07

Genre:

35 mm slide

Genre Facet:

35 mm slide

Location(s):

Makala;8.142358, -2.383358

Date Digitized:

2016

Commentary:

Slide scanned by Veronique Plante

Geographic Coordinates:

8.142358, -2.383358