61. Traces of a building, Mound 7, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:

A light-colored slurry plaster marks the outlines of earthen walls exposed through excavations at Mound 7, Ngre Kataa. View looking eastward. The L-shaped juncture where two walls intersect is visible (bottom). The interior and exterior of the walls were coated with a thin plaster, appearing as a light-colored thin line exposed by archaeologists as they dug down. A two-meter scale appears (left). To the right and outside the building is a cluster of stones, some perhaps used in food processing activities. Ngre Kataa, 6 June, 2009.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Provenance:

Ngre Kataa, Mound 7, Units 12N 24E and 12N 26E, 80 cm below datum

Date:

2009-06-06

Location(s) Facet:

Ngre Kataa

Subjects Facet:

Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology); Building; Clay; Plastering; Walls; Grinding stone

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Contributors:

Dr. Amanda L. Logan

Date searchable:

2009

Date searchable:

2009-06-06

Genre Facet:

Digital image

Format:

Image

Location(s):

Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111

People Facet:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Geographic Coordinates:

8.11277778, -2.30611111

62. Traces of a building, Mound 7, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:

A light-colored slurry plaster marks the outlines of earthen walls exposed through excavations at Mound 7, Ngre Kataa. The upside down "T" shape shows the intersection of two walls. The vertically oriented wall is made from a lighter colored clayey soil compared to the darker horizontally oriented wall. Both walls were coated on the inside and outside with a thin plaster, appearing as a light-colored thin line exposed as archaeologists excavated the horizontal level. A red-and-white photo scale lies across one of the walls near a north arrow and a photo board with provenience information. Ngre Kataa, 6 June, 2009.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Provenance:

Ngre Kataa, Mound 7, Unit 12N 24E, 80 cm below datum

Date:

2009-06-06

Location(s) Facet:

Ngre Kataa

Subjects Facet:

Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology); Building; Clay; Plastering; Walls

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Contributors:

Dr. Amanda L. Logan

Date searchable:

2009

Date searchable:

2009-06-06

Genre Facet:

Digital image

Format:

Image

Location(s):

Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111

Geographic Coordinates:

8.11277778, -2.30611111

63. Traces of a building, Mound 7, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:

A light-colored slurry plaster marks the outlines of earthen walls exposed through excavations at Mound 7, Ngre Kataa. View looking westward. The T-shaped juncture where two walls intersect is visible (center, top). The interior and exterior of the walls were coated with a thin plaster, appearing as a light-colored thin line exposed by archaeologists as they dug down. A two-meter scale appears (right) by a photo board. To the left and outside the building is a cluster of stones, some perhaps used in food processing activities. Ngre Kataa, 6 June, 2009.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Provenance:

Ngre Kataa, Mound 7, Units 12N 24E and 12N 26E, 80 cm below datum

Date:

2009-06-06

Location(s) Facet:

Ngre Kataa

Subjects Facet:

Archaeology; Excavations (Archaeology); Building; Clay; Plastering; Walls; Grinding stones

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Contributors:

Dr. Amanda L. Logan

Date searchable:

2009

Date searchable:

2009-06-06

Genre Facet:

Digital image

Format:

Image

Location(s):

Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111

People Facet:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Geographic Coordinates:

8.11277778, -2.30611111

64. Clay smoking pipe, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:

A short-stemmed, locally made clay smoking pipe, 2 views (bottom: view from side with pipe bowl to the left; top: view from top). Pipes like this were inspired by those used by America's First Peoples from whom Europeans learned about tobacco. Europeans introduced tobacco smoking to West Africa during the early centuries of trans-Atlantic trade. This pipe's bowl has a flared pedestal base, the bottom of which shows signs of abrasion. Above its base, the pipe bowl is decorated with a zone of criss-cross incisions demarcated by two horizonal incisions (one above and one below). The bowl's rim is missing. Its stem joins the bowl above its base (a "double-angled" form). The stem flares somewhat toward its lip which is flattened. Photo scale in cm. Site Ngre Kataa. 27 May, 2009.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Provenance:

Ngre Kataa, Mound 7, Unit 10N 28E, Level 5

Date:

2009-05-27

Location(s) Facet:

Ngre Kataa

Subjects Facet:

Tobacco pipes; Pottery; Artifacts (Antiquities)

Identifier:

SF NK 09-008

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

2009

Date searchable:

2009-05-27

Genre Facet:

Digital image

Format:

Image

Source:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Location(s):

Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111

Commentary:

Composite photo made using Adobe Photoshop 2020

Geographic Coordinates:

8.11277778, -2.30611111

65. Miniature iron shackles from a shrine cluster, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:

Miniature iron shackles (manacles). The artifact was excavated from a context that archaeologists interpret as a shrine located in metallurgical workshop. The shrine included many pottery jars and lids, iron bangles and other objects. The miniature shackles were placed inside a pottery jar, which was found lying on its side and broken. The shackles have been corroded by rust. Scale in cm. Width: 7.4 cm. Weight: 16.1 g. Site Ngre Kataa. 9-10 June, 2009.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Relation:

https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19161

Provenance:

Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 48N 8W, Level 3. Piece plot, 41cm S, 75 cm W, 83 cm bd

Date:

2009-06-10

Location(s) Facet:

Ngre Kataa

Subjects:

Manacles

Subjects Facet:

Shackles; Iron; Leg irons; Handcuffs; Shrines; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)

Identifier:

SF NK 09-171

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

2009

Date searchable:

2009-06-10

Genre Facet:

Digital image

Format:

Image

Location(s):

Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111

Geographic Coordinates:

8.11277778, -2.30611111

66. Iron projectile point, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:

Iron projectile point, the head of which (left) has a rounded base. Two small barbs project from the point's long tang. To make an arrow (snini in Nafaanra), the tang was inserted into a straight shaft made of bamboo, reed or lightweight wood to which it was hafted. This artifact was found in an area that archaeologists interpret as a metallurgical workshop, in the vicintiy of anvil and grinding stones and features interpreted as forges. The projectile point shows signs of corrosion by rusting. Scale in cm. Length: 15.2 cm. Weight: 16 g. Site Ngre Kataa. 4 June, 2009.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Provenance:

Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 50N 6W, Level 5. Piece plot 68-79 cm S, 22-23 cm W, 110 cmbd

Date:

2009-06-04

Location(s) Facet:

Ngre Kataa

Subjects:

Iron tool

Subjects Facet:

Projectile points; Iron; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)

Identifier:

SF NK 09-354

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

2009

Date searchable:

2009-06-04

Genre Facet:

Digital image

Source:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Location(s):

Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111

Geographic Coordinates:

8.11277778, -2.30611111

67. Iron projectile point, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:

Triangular-headed iron projectile point with squared base (left) and long tang (right). To make an arrow (snini in Nafaanra), the tang was inserted into a straight shaft made of bamboo, reed or lightweight wood to which it was hafted. This artifact was excavated from what archaeologists interpret as a house mound. It shows signs of corrosion by rust. Scale in cm. Length: 9.6 cm. Weight: 12.6 g. Site Ngre Kataa. 3 June, 2009.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Provenance:

Ngre Kataa, Mound 7, Unit 10N 30E, Level 6. Piece plot, 44 cm S, 127 cm W, 76 cmbd

Date:

2009-06-03

Location(s) Facet:

Ngre Kataa

Subjects:

Iron tool

Subjects Facet:

Projectile points; Iron; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)

Identifier:

SF NK 09-090

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

2009

Date searchable:

2009-06-03

Genre Facet:

Digital image

Format:

Image

Source:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Location(s):

Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111

Geographic Coordinates:

8.11277778, -2.30611111

68. Iron projectile point, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:

Asymmetrical barbed iron projectile point with a bent shaft. This artifact was found in an area that archaeologists interpret as a metallurgical workshop. It was found near--and may have been part of--a large cluster of objects interpreted as a shrine. The (partial?) point has been corroded by rusting. Scale in cm. Length: 9.1 cm. Weight: 11.3 g. Site Ngre Kataa, 6 July 2009.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Provenance:

Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 48N 8W, Level 6. Piece plot, 5 cm S, 5 cm W, 102 cm bd

Date:

2009-07-06

Location(s) Facet:

Ngre Kataa

Subjects:

Iron tool

Subjects Facet:

Projectile points; Iron; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)

Identifier:

SF NK 09-384

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

2009

Date searchable:

2009-07-06

Genre Facet:

Digital image

Format:

Image

Source:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Location(s):

Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111

Geographic Coordinates:

8.11277778, -2.30611111

69. Tanged iron blade, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:

A curved, tanged iron blade (brɔfiɛn in Nafaanra), slightly shouldered at the base (right), with a short narrow tang for the purpose of hafting to a wood handle. The tool shows signs of corrosion. The artfiact was excavated from a house mound. Scale in cm. Length: 19.1 cm. Weight: 54.7 g. Ngre Kataa, 4 June, 2009.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Provenance:

Ngre Kataa, Mound 7, Unit 10N 28-30E, Level 7

Date:

2009-06-04

Location(s) Facet:

Ngre Kataa

Subjects:

Iron tool

Subjects Facet:

Blades (tool and equipment components); Cutting tools; Knives; Iron; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)

Identifier:

SF NK 09-113

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

2009

Date searchable:

2009-06-04

Genre Facet:

Digital image

Format:

Image

Source:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Location(s):

Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111

Geographic Coordinates:

8.11277778, -2.30611111

70. Iron projectile point, Ngre Kataa, 2009

Description:

Triangular-headed iron projectile point (SF 09-033) with a slightly squared base (left ) and a short tang (right). To make an arrow (snini in Nafaanra), the tang was inserted into a straight shaft made of bamboo, reed or lightweight wood to which it was hafted. This artifact was found close to several anvil/grinding stones in an area (mound 6) that archaeologists interpret as a metallurgical workshop. The projectile point shows signs of corrosion by rusting. Scale in cm. Length: 8.1 cm. Weight: 9.3 g. Site Ngre Kataa. 30 May 2009.

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial

Publisher:

University of Victoria Libraries

Relation:

https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19181

Provenance:

Ngre Kataa, Mound 6, Unit 48N 2W, Level 5. Piece plot: 53 cm S, 20 cm W

Date:

2009-05-30

Location(s) Facet:

8.11277778, -2.30611111

Subjects:

Iron tool

Subjects Facet:

Projectile points; Iron; Archaeology; Artifacts (Antiquities)

Identifier:

SF 09-033

Creator:

Dr. Ann B. Stahl

Date searchable:

2009

Date searchable:

2009-05-30

Genre Facet:

Digital image

Format:

Image

Location(s):

Ngre Kataa;8.11277778, -2.30611111

Geographic Coordinates:

8.11277778, -2.30611111