1. Sacred beads in a calabash container, Ahenkro, 1995

Description:

The glass beads considered sacred and used in the puberty (Manaa Ndiom) and marriage (Bijam) rites of Nafana women are stored within a calabash bowl, its lid lying next to it. Most of the beads are imported varieties typical of those that circulated in the Atlantic trade period. On top of two other lidded calabash bowls rests a pair of iron manacles or shackles which are included among ritual paraphernalia. Ahenkro, July 1995.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Relation:

https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16943; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16944

Location(s) Facet:

Ahenkro

Subjects:

Manaa Ndiom; Bijam; Manacles

Subjects Facet:

Rites and ceremonies; Glass beads; Nafana (African people); Gourd, Calabash; Puberty rites; Shackles; Ritual; Marriage customs and rites

Creator:

Alex Caton

Contributors:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

1995

Date searchable:

1995-07

Genre:

Photographic print

Genre Facet:

Photographic print

Format:

Image

Location(s):

Ahenkro;8.164906, -2.355708

Date Digitized:

2019-09-24

Commentary:

Color print scanned by Ann B. Stahl

Geographic Coordinates:

8.164906, -2.355708