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21. Photo consultation, 2016

Description:
Ann Stahl shares photos from Banda Project Archives with the Banda Queen Mother and her Elders as part of a consultation process leading to the Banda Heritage repository. L-R: Ann Stahl, __, __, __. Ahenkro, 19 June, 2016.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Community engagement; Banda Heritage Initiative
Subjects Facet:
Photographs; Heritage
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2016
Date searchable:
2016-06-19
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.164591, -2.355672
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.164591, -2.355672

22. Banda Cultural Centre painting of spinning and strip-woven cloth, 2016

Description:
In June 2011, Banda Research Project team member Amanda Logan collaborated with local artist Kwame K.B. 2 to develop paintings for the Banda Cultural Centre's courtyard doors. The paintings illustrate crafts practiced in the area for which we have archaeological evidence. This image shows a woman spinning cotton thread (right) and a man wearing a locally made blue-and-white strip-woven cloth (left). Archaeologists find spindle whorls used to make thread on late 18th-and early 19th-century archaeological sites. This shows that households produced their own cloth during recent centuries. Before the 17th century, cotton cloth seems to have been less common and was probably acquired through trade from market centers. Banda Cultural Centre, Ahenkro, June, 2016.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17077 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17078 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17084
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Banda Cultural Centre; Community engagement
Subjects Facet:
Handicraft; West African strip weaving; Spinning; Markets
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Dr. Amanda L. Logan
Date searchable:
2016
Date searchable:
2016-06
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.165961, -2.354312

23. Banda Cultural Centre painting of a woman headloading pottery, 2016

Description:
In June 2011, Banda Research Project team member Amanda Logan collaborated with local artist Kwame K.B. 2 to develop paintings for the Banda Cultural Centre's courtyard doors. The paintings illustrate crafts practiced in the area for which we have archaeological evidence. This image shows a woman headloading pottery on her way to market. Pottery making and marketing has been practiced in the Banda area for thousands of years. Scientific studies of pottery from archaeological sites across the region show that pottery was made in different locations over time and was widely traded within and beyond the region. Banda Cultural Centre, Ahenkro, June, 2016.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17077 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17079 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17084
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Banda Cultural Centre; Headloading; Community engagement
Subjects Facet:
Handicraft; Pottery making; Markets; Lifting and carrying
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Dr. Amanda L. Logan
Date searchable:
2016
Date searchable:
2016-06
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.165961, -2.354312

24. New Ahenkro Market, 2016

Description:
The new Ahenkro market building was built on the site where a majestic kapok tree shading the outdoor marketplace formerly stood. The tree was downed in a severe storm in 1999/2000, after which the weekly market was moved to a nearby village. The new building houses commercial kiosks and storefronts for rent. View of the market's south and east sides. Two photos. Ahenkro, June, 2016.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16751 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16725 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16729 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16734 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16730
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Kiosks; Stores
Subjects Facet:
Markets; Villages
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2016
Date searchable:
2016-06
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.163508, -2.356333
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.163508, -2.356333

25. Bridge over the Tombԑ River, Sabiye, 2016

Description:
Bridge spanning the Tombԑ River near Sabiye on the road from Menji to Ahenkro, view to the south. Construction of a replacement bridge began in the 2010s but was stalled by 2016. As of 2019, this bridge remained the main connection to southern towns traveling from Banda. Two photos. Sabiye, 19 June, 2016.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16824 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17188
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects:
Construction; Tombe River
Subjects Facet:
Rivers; Bridges; Roads
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2016
Date searchable:
2016-06-19
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.063784, -2.355361
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.063784, -2.355361

26. Edge of Bui Lake near Bongase, 2016

Description:
Standing on the edge of Bui Lake, northwest of Bongase. The lake waters rose behind Bui Dam after 2012, transforming local fishing practices. For generations local Ewe families used the type of canoe pictured here to fish on the Black Volta River. But these can only be used for near-shore fishing on Bui Lake because the lake's unpredictable winds and waves make them unsafe. Trees still stand in shallow waters along the lake's edge. Three photos. Bui Lake, near Bongase, 18 June, 2016.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Bongase
Subjects:
Bui Lake; Vegetation
Subjects Facet:
Landscapes; Ewe (African people); Canoes; Mountains
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2016
Date searchable:
2016-06-18 & 2016-06-20
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Location(s):
Bongase;8.251697, -2.287305
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.251697, -2.287305

27. New Market, Banda-Ahenkro, 2016

Description:
The new Ahenkro market building was built on the site where a majestic kapok tree shading the outdoor marketplace formerly stood. The tree was downed in a severe storm in 1999/2000, after which the weekly market was moved to a nearby village. The new building houses commercial kiosks and storefronts for rent. View of the market's south side. Ahenkro, June, 2016.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16751 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16725 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16729 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16734 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16730
Date:
2016
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Kiosks; Stores
Subjects Facet:
Markets; Villages
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2016
Date searchable:
2016-06
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.163508, -2.356333
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.163508, -2.356333

28. Bui Power Authority sign on Ahenkro-Bongase road, 2016

Description:
A no-trespassing sign posted by the Bui Power Authority along the paved Ahenkro-Bongase road several kilometers north of Ahenkro identifies "land under acquisition" by the Bui Power Authority (BPA). Electrical poles and wires run along the roadside. The large land parcel under acquisition by BPA has long been home to farms worked by families in Ahenkro and Bongase. These farms produce food for household consumption and cash crops, including cashew. View looking northward, Ahenkro-Bongase road, June, 2016.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution--NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Date:
2016-06-20
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro; Bongase
Subjects Facet:
Agriculture; Cash crops; Bui Dam (Ghana); Roads; Electrification
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2016
Date searchable:
2016-06-20
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Language Facet:
English
Location(s):
Ahenkro; Bongase
Geographic Coordinates:
8.198, -2.33472222

29. Motor-powered fishing boat moored on Bui Lake, 2016

Description:
An outboard motor-powered fishing boat used by commercial fisherman on the newly formed Bui Lake. The Ewe families who fished the waters of the Black Volta River in this area before Bui Dam was built fished from small canoes. Those small boats are unsafe on the lake formed by Bui Dam because of the lake's unpredictable winds and waves. Fishing on the lake therefore requires access to capital that many local fishermen lack. Trees inundated by the rising lake waters are visible in the background. Two photos. Bui Lake, near Bongase, June, 2016.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Banda
Subjects:
Motor boats; Bui Lake
Subjects Facet:
Ewe (African people); Bui Dam (Ghana); Fishing
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2016
Date searchable:
2016-06-18
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Location(s):
Banda; Bongase; 8.251697, -2.287305
Geographic Coordinates:
8.251697, -2.287305