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11. Adjua Tini: Making Pito

Description:
Part 2 of a four-part video, based on an interview with Adjua Tini of Habaa Katoo. Adjua Tini describes the process of making pito (local beer) from maize. Some people brewed pito for sale, but Adjua Tini describes the social and ceremonial occasions for which families brewed pito, including funerals, marriages, and to thank people for helping with communal tasks like farming. Length: 00:17:14 minutes.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19209
Date:
2018-09-01
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Interview
Subjects Facet:
Food preparation; Food processing; Beer; Corn
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Adjua Tini; Enoch Mensah; Sampson Attah; Patrick Mensah; Snydah Mensah; Osei Kofi
Date searchable:
2018
Date searchable:
2018-09-01
Genre Facet:
Digital video
Format:
Video
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Language Facet:
Nafaanra; English
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.162656, -2.355088
People Facet:
Adjua Tini
Commentary:
Film produced using Adobe Premiere Pro 2020
Geographic Coordinates:
8.162656, -2.355088

12. Shelling calabash seeds, Sabiye, 2018

Description:
Three women (L-R, Ama Mensah, Ama Nwotwenwaa and Adwoa Hana) remove the kernels from calabash seeds by bending the individual seed to crack it open. The dried kernels are a valued ingredient (fnumu in Nafaanra) used to flavor soups and stews. Sabiye, 11 November, 2018. Length: 00:00:20.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Date:
2018-11-13
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects:
Women's work
Subjects Facet:
Gourd, calabash; Food preparation; Food processing
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Ama Mensah; Ama Nwotwenwaa; Adwoa Hana
Date searchable:
2018
Date searchable:
2018-11-13
Genre Facet:
Digital video
Format:
Video
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.067457, -2.352546
People Depicted:
Ama Mensah; Ama Nwotwenwaa; Adwoa Hana
Geographic Coordinates:
8.067457, -2.352546

13. Metal pito brewing pot and hearth, Ahenkro, 2018

Description:
A large cast-metal pot rests on a raised, semi-circular hearth structure. A long piece of wood used for fuel rests in the hearth's mouth, covered over by another piece of wood. Charcoal from previous fires is strewn about outside the hearth. As seen in its cross-section, the hearth is made from laterite stones covered in clay. The hearth's interior is blackened from use. The special purpose hearth is used by Adjua Tini to make beer (pito) from maize. Ahenkro, 1 Sept 2018.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Date:
2018-09-01
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects Facet:
Metal pots; Hearths; Beer; Corn
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2018
Date searchable:
2018-09-01
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.162656, -2.355088
Geographic Coordinates:
8.162656, -2.355088

14. Preparing T.Z. (tuo zafi), Sabiye, 2018

Description:
T.Z. (short for "tuo zafi," which means hot porridge in Hausa) is a staple food made from milled grain and served with soup. This short video shows how T.Z. and cassava leaf soup are prepared, following Abena Kuma as she makes her family's evening meal. The video is excerpted from a longer interview with women of Sulɔɔ Katoo, who shared information on changing practices of food preparation and sharing over recent decades. The full video is available at a link shown below. Sabiye, 13 November, 2018. Length: 00:04:27 minutes.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://iaff.library.uvic.ca/concern/iaff_works/7e493a78-8917-4f49-adb6-11bdc4f75f19
Date:
2018-11-13
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects:
Women's work
Subjects Facet:
Cooking; Food preparation; Food processing; Hearths; Cassava
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Adwoa Hana; Yaa Yaa Dankwa; Ama Nwotwenwaa; Abena Kuma; Ama Mensah; Enoch Mensah
Language:
English
Date searchable:
2018
Date searchable:
2018-11-13
Genre Facet:
Digital video
Format:
Video
Source:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.067457, -2.352546
People Depicted:
Abena Kuma; Adwoa Hana; Yaa Yaa Dankwa; Ama Nwotwenwaa; Ama Mensah
People Facet:
Abena Kuma
Commentary:
Film produced using Adobe Premiere Pro 2021
Geographic Coordinates:
8.067457, -2.352546

15. Women of Brɛmawuo house, Sabiye, 2018

Description:
Women of Brɛmawuo house, most of whom no longer live in the house, have come together for an interview sparked by a 1986 photo of them gathered around hearths in the compound's courtyard preparing food. As they talk, several of the women are processing calabash seeds (fnumu in Nafaanra), cracking the hull to extract the seed. An audio recorder sits on a low wooden stool with a lidded iron pot nearby. The binder of photos that has sparked the conversation sits on the veranda to the right. Enoch Mensah of the Banda Heritage Local Committee (interviewer, on left) sits on a blue plastic chair as he listens to the women talk about changes in foodways. L-R the women are Ama Mensah (black head scarf), Ama Nwotwenwaa (orange dress), Adwoa Hana, Yaa Yaa Dankwa and Abena Kuma. A video of the full interview can be accessed through through the "iaff_works" link below. Sabiye, 13 November, 2018.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17184 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17144 ; https://iaff.library.uvic.ca/concern/iaff_works/7e493a78-8917-4f49-adb6-11bdc4f75f19
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects:
Metal pots; Interview; Photographs; Plastic chairs
Subjects Facet:
Food preparation; Stools; Cooking; Chairs
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2018
Date searchable:
2018-11-13
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.068359, -2.352164
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.068359, -2.352164

16. Irene Mensah, member of the Banda Heritage Initiative Local Committee, Boase, 2018

Description:
Irene Mensah, a member of the Banda Heritage Initiative Local Committee, uses a camcorder to shoot video footage in Boase during a visit by the Local Committee to document the songs and dances of Nafana puberty (Manaa Ndiom) and marriage (Bijam) ceremonies. She volunteered to join the Local Committee after hearing her grandfather tell stories of the area's past during an interview. To the right, a group of young people are gathered near a small kiosk which is surrounded by a bicycle, a motorcycle and a motorized three-wheeled cart. Metal-roofed houses line the main street. Boase, 11 November, 2018.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Boase
Subjects:
Kiosk
Subjects Facet:
Bicycles; Vehicles; Metal roofing; Housing
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2018
Date searchable:
2018-11-11
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Boase;8.021440, -2.297872
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.021440, -2.297872

17. Girls dressed in Manaa Ndiom and Bijam attire, Boase, 2018

Description:
Young girls dressed in the attire for Manaa Ndiom (puberty) and Bijam (wedding) rites as part of a cultural performance in Boase. The event was organized by the chief and elders of Boase and filmed by the Banda Heritage Local Committee. Front, L-R: ___, ____. Rear, L-R: ___, ___, ___. Boase, 11 Nov, 2018.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17109 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17110
Location(s) Facet:
Boase
Subjects:
Manaa Ndiom; Bijam
Subjects Facet:
Rites and ceremonies; Funeral customs and rites; Puberty rites; Marriage customs and rites
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2018
Date searchable:
2018-11-11
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Boase;8.018356, -2.298013
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.018356, -2.298013

18. Women viewing photos, Sabiye, 2018

Description:
Two women (Ama Nwotwenwaa and Yaa Yaa Dankwa) view a binder of photos during an interview in the house of Brɛmawuo about cooking practices. The interview was sparked by a 1986 photo of these and other women in the household preparing food. Two youngsters look on. Sabiye, 13 November, 2018.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17184 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17145
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects:
Interview; Photographs
Subjects Facet:
Food preparation; Cooking
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2018
Date searchable:
2018-11-13
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.068359, -2.352164
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.068359, -2.352164

19. A calabash bowl with wedding gifts, Boase, 2018

Description:
At a performance showcasing the rituals associated with Nafana wedding rites (Bijam) organized by the chief and female elders of Boase, a weathered calabash or gourd bowl (chrɛgbɔɔ in Nafaanra) holds money (Ghanaian cedis) offered by well-wishers. A calabash lid rests on the ground nearby, its side mended with stitches. Boase, 11 November, 2018.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Boase
Subjects:
Cedis; Bijam; Money
Subjects Facet:
Rites and ceremonies; Gourd, Calabash; Marriage customs and rites
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2018
Date searchable:
2018-11-11
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Boase;8.018356, -2.298013
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.018356, -2.298013

20. Boase Chief and Elders, 2018

Description:
Chief and Elders of Boase on the day of a cultural performance organized to showcase the Manaa Ndiom, Bijam and funeral songs and dances previously practiced in the community. Front, L-R: ___, ___, Boase chief Tolԑԑ Ligbi Wulotei, ____. Boase, 11 Nov, 2018.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17108 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17110
Location(s) Facet:
Boase
Subjects:
Manaa Ndiom; Bijam
Subjects Facet:
Rites and ceremonies; Funeral customs and rites; Puberty rites; Marriage customs and rites
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
2018
Date searchable:
2018-11-11
Genre:
Digital image
Genre Facet:
Digital image
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Boase;8.018356, -2.298013
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.018356, -2.298013