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- Description:
- Interior of the Banda rockshelter (sdekpͻͻ in Nafaanra). Its floor is covered with large boulders which sheared from the shelter's roof over time. Banda oral histories refer to this as the cave in which people hid during Asante's attacks on Banda in the 1700s. These stories may relate to Asantehene Osei Kwadwo's campaign against Banda during the dry season of 1773-74. After this, in February 1774, Dutch officials at Elmina Castle reported purchasing captives from Asante's war against "Benda." Banda hills, 30 July, 1994.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Banda
- Subjects:
- Rockshelter
- Subjects Facet:
- Elmina Castle (Elmina, Ghana); Wars; Slave trade; Caves; Captives
- Creator:
- Dr. Brian Thomas
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1994
- Date searchable:
- 1994-07-30
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Location(s):
- Banda;8.179543, -2.371213
- Date Digitized:
- 2016
- People Facet:
- Dr. Brian Thomas
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.179543, -2.371213
- Description:
- The exterior of a compound house made of adjoining rooms oriented around a rectangular courtyard. These were often built over time, with rooms added as needed, gradually enclosing the interior courtyard. The compound in this photo is open on one side, rooms surrounding the other three sides of the courtyard. Atakpame walls are visible as are the gabled thatched roofs that protect walls from erosion by rain. Makala, July, 1994.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Makala
- Subjects:
- Atakpame
- Subjects Facet:
- Courtyard houses; Thatched roofs; Building, Clay; Housing
- Identifier:
- 23
- Creator:
- Dr. Brian Thomas
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1994
- Date searchable:
- 1994-07
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Location(s):
- Makala;8.142358, -2.383358
- Date Digitized:
- 2016
- People Facet:
- Dr. Brian Thomas
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.142358, -2.383358
- Description:
- A view of Makala's wide main street, standing at the west edge of town, looking eastward. A mango tree grows in the street at the far end of the street. Atakpame (coursed earthen-walled) houses with thatched roofs line the street. A single house with a metal roof is visible to the right of the mango tree. The streets and areas around houses are kept clear of plants. Makala, July, 1994.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Makala
- Subjects:
- Mango tree
- Subjects Facet:
- Thatched roofs; Metal roofing; Streets; Villages
- Identifier:
- 8
- Creator:
- Dr. Brian Thomas
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1994
- Date searchable:
- 1994-07
- Genre:
- 35 mm slide
- Genre Facet:
- 35 mm slide
- Location(s):
- Makala;8.142358, -2.383358
- Date Digitized:
- 2016
- People Facet:
- Dr. Brian Thomas
- Commentary:
- Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.142358, -2.383358