1. Diesel-fueled corn mill, Banda-Ahenkro, 2009

Description:

A man operates a diesel-powered corn mill in a roofed shed while another adjusts a grain bag nearby. He grinds grain into a plastic container resting in a headpan. Another headpan filled with maize (corn, bledju in Nafaanra) sits in front with a calabash used as a scoop sitting on top. Other plastic and metal containers sit nearby. Diesel-powered grinding mills first began to be set up in Ahenkro in the 1980s. They have become more common over the years, reducing the need for maize and other dried foodstuffs to be pounded by hand in wooden mortars. At the same time, they have expanded the need for cash income as grinding has become part and parcel of household budgets. Ahenkro, 2009.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Location(s) Facet:

Ahenkro

Subjects:

Diesel engine; Automation; Headpans; Plastic containers; Men's work

Subjects Facet:

Grain mills; Gourd, Calabash; Grinding; Corn

Creator:

Devin Tepleski

Contributors:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

2009

Date searchable:

2009

Genre:

Digital image

Genre Facet:

Digital image

Location(s):

Ahenkro;8.164591, -2.355672

Geographic Coordinates:

8.164591, -2.355672

2. Grinding grain with a stone grinder, Dompofie, 2009

Description:

Afua Nimena demonstrates the use of a grindstone to grind grain. She holds a small grinder stone in her right hand, bracing it with her left as she grinds the grain on a well-worn grindstone. Dompofie, 10 September, 2009.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Location(s) Facet:

Dompofie

Subjects:

Women's work; Grinding stone

Subjects Facet:

Grinding; Food processing

Creator:

Amanda L. Logan

Date searchable:

2009

Date searchable:

2009-09-19

Genre Facet:

Digital image

Format:

Image

Source:

Dr. Amanda L. Logan

Location(s):

Dompofie;8.148619, -2.366971

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Geographic Coordinates:

8.148619, -2.366971