1. Brong dance troupe, Banda Cultural Centre commissioning, 1995

Description:

A Brong dance troupe performs at the commissioning celebration for the Banda Cultural Centre. A group of drummers is seated behind the dancers. Visible in the background is the logo of the Banda Cultural Centre which is "Nyu nunu," (Nafaanra) or "Unity." This is symbolized by an Adinkra symbol showing two crocodiles who share a common stomach (two heads, two tails, one stomach; referred to as funtumfunafu in Twi). The symbol conveys the meaning "why fight over food when you share a stomach?" The Cultural Centre's main building pictured here was constructed in 1994-95 through a combination of Banda Research Project funding and communal labor supplied by Ahenkro's four Unit Committees. Ahenkro, 21 July 1995.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Relation:

https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17115

Location(s) Facet:

Ahenkro

Subjects:

Banda Cultural Centre; Unit committees; Communal labor; Logo

Subjects Facet:

Dance

Creator:

Alex Caton

Contributors:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

1995

Date searchable:

1995-07-21

Genre:

Photographic print

Genre Facet:

Photographic print

Format:

Image

Location(s):

Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312

Date Digitized:

2019-09-24

Commentary:

Print provided by Alex Caton scanned by Ann B. Stahl

Geographic Coordinates:

8.165961, -2.354312