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1. Funeral celebration, Gbao, 1986

Description:: Gbԑԑnlԑԑ Katoo in Gbao celebrates the funeral of the caretaker of a shrine who was understood to have been killed by the 'fetish' because of harm he allegedly planned against family members. In this case, the funeral involves special forms of drumming, dancing and songs as part of a thanksgiving to the shrine. Here, (L-R) Abena Gyakari, Akua Bedu and Akua Asԑmpasa play calabash rattles as a young man to the right plays an apentemma (Twi) drum. Three photos. Gbao, 8 August, 1986.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Gbao
Subjects:: Rattles; Gbԑԑnlԑԑ (Gbeenlee) Katoo
Subjects Facet:: Gourd, Calabash; Drums (musical instrument); Funeral customs and rites; Rites and ceremonies
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-08-08
Genre:: ;35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Location(s):: Gbao;8.147021, -2.362744
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.147021, -2.362744

2. Bɔfɔɔrɔ percussion instruments, Fawoman, 2019

Description:: Two Nafana men from Fawoman--center and right--beat out foundational rhythms on hippopotamus jaw bones using a hippo canine tooth to accompany a performance of hunters' dances (Bɔfɔɔrɔ in Nafaanra). Oral history recounts that the dances are those of animals observed and copied by ancestral hunters, generations ago. The percussion instruments are said to be those collected by ancestral hunters after they watched the animals dancing, then scared them off and collected their equipment. Left, a man plays an "apentemma" (Twi) drum with his hands. A June 2019 performance of the dances at a Banda Heritage Event can be viewed through a link below. Fawoman, 21 May, 2019.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19212; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19041
Location(s) Facet:: Fawoman
Subjects:: Apentemma drum; Canine; Performance
Subjects Facet:: Drums (musical instrument); Hippopotamus; Dance; Hunters
Creator:: Sampson Attah
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2019
Date searchable:: 2019-05-21
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Fawoman;8.120434, -2.240526
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.120434, -2.240526

3. Top view of two calabash drums, Boase, 2018

Description:: Calabash drums accompany songs sung by Nafana women during the celebration of puberty (Manaa Ndiom) and marriage (Bijam) rites. These drums are played exclusively by women. The drums are made by filling a large hollowed-out calabash or gourd (chrɛ in Nafaanra) with water. A smaller calabash bowl (chrɛgbɔɔ in Nafaanra) floating upright in the water provides the surface on which the women drum. The small calabash ladles resting in the water are used to beat the up-turned floating calabash bowls and the rim of the large calabash. Visible at the bottom of the larger calabash drum are maize (bleju in Nafaanra) kernels tossed into the drum by passing dancers. Among the kernels are several pesewa coins also tossed in by dancers. Two views. Boase, 11 November, 2018.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17353 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17123 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17122
Location(s) Facet:: Boase
Subjects:: Bijam; Manaa Ndiom
Subjects Facet:: Gourd, Calabash; Puberty rites; Drums (musical instrument); Marriage customs and rites; Music; Rites and ceremonies
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
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.018356, -2.298013

4. Women playing calabash drums, Boase, 2018

Description:: At an event showcasing the songs and dances associated with puberty (Manaa Ndiom) and wedding (Bijam) rites, two Boase women sit on low wooden stools as they play drums made from hollowed-out calabashes or gourds (chrɛ in Nafaanra). The large lower calabashes are supported by another container (a large tomato paste tin on the left and a plastic bowl on the right). A smaller calabash bowl (chrɛgbɔɔ in Nafaanra) floats upright in water contained within the larger calabash. The women create a rhythm by tapping the calabash ladles held in their right hands on the surface of the floating calabash and the rim of the larger calabash bowl. The kernels of maize (corn, or bleju in Nafaanra) clustered at the base of the larger calabash in the foreground have been tossed into the drum by dancers as they pass by. Another woman, seated upper left, holds a small calabash bowl filled with maize kernels which dancers will use as offerings. Boase, 11 November, 2018.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17123 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17353 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17326
Location(s) Facet:: Boase
Subjects:: Manaa Ndiom; Bijam
Subjects Facet:: Drums (musical instrument); Music; Rites and ceremonies; Gourd, Calabash; 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
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.018356, -2.298013

5. Women playing calabash drums, Boase, 2018

Description:: At an event showcasing the songs and dances associated with puberty (Manaa Ndiom) and wedding (Bijam) rites, two Boase women play drums made from hollowed-out calabashes or gourds (chrɛ in Nafaanra). The large lower calabashes are supported by another container (a large tomato paste tin on the left and a plastic bowl on the right). A smaller calabash bowl (chrɛgbɔɔ in Nafaanra) floats upright in water contained within the larger calabash. The women create a rhythm by tapping the calabash ladles held in their right hands on the surface of the floating calabash and the rim of the larger calabash bowl. Women behind the drummers clap in accompaniment to the song. Boase, 11 November, 2018.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17326 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17122 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17353
Location(s) Facet:: Boase
Subjects:: Manaa Ndiom; Plastic containers; Bijam
Subjects Facet:: Drums (musical instrument); Music; Rites and ceremonies; Gourd, Calabash; 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
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.018356, -2.298013

6. Members of Gbaŋmbԑ Katoo, Sanwa, 1986

Description:: Members of Gbaŋmbɛ Katoo demonstrate the use of a (partially constructed) balo or xylophone (sinyeele in Nafaanra). The instrument is played at special funerals, including those of the paramount chief. A calabash with a small hole lies beneath the instrument. Together with other calabashes of graded size (small to large), it serves as the instrument's resonating chamber when fully assembled. By striking the sinyeele's wooden keys with a mallet, a range of musical notes are produced by the differently sized calabashes. Nyua Kwadwo (male family head) holds the mallets he uses to play the sinyeele. On each wrist he wears an iron bangle or bracelet with metal jangles. To the left, a family member plays a drum made from a clay pot. Sanwa, 6 August, 1986.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17506 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16696
Location(s) Facet:: Sanwa
Subjects:: Family history; Gbaŋmbɛ [Gbangmbe] Katoo
Subjects Facet:: Drums (musical instrument); Music; Balo; Bangles; Funeral customs and rites; Oral history; Gourd, Calabash; Pottery; Xylophone
Creator:: Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; James Anane
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-08-06
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Sanwa;8.142199, -2.372039
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.142199, -2.372039

7. Women playing calabash drums, Boase, 2018

Description:: Calabash drums accompany songs sung by Nafana women during the celebration of puberty (Manaa Ndiom) and marriage (Bijam) rites. These drums are played exclusively by women. The drums are made by filling a large hollowed-out calabash or gourd (chrɛ in Nafaanra) with water. A smaller calabash bowl (chrɛgbɔɔ in Nafaanra) floating upright in the water provides the surface on which the women drum. This short video shows the technique by which women strike the floating calabash and the rim of the large calabash with small calabash ladles held in their right hands. Visible at the bottom of the larger calabash drum are maize (bleju in Nafaanra) kernels tossed into the drum by passing dancers. The women sing as they drum. Boase, 11 November, 2018. Length: .23 minutes.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17123 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17122 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17326
Location(s) Facet:: Boase
Subjects:: Techniques; Manaa Ndiom; Bijam; Maize
Subjects Facet:: Drums (musical instrument); Music; Rites and ceremonies; Nafana (African people); Gourd, Calabash; Puberty rites; Corn; Marriage customs and rites; Songs
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Language:: Nafaanra
Date searchable:: 2018
Date searchable:: 2018-11-11
Genre:: Digital video
Genre Facet:: Digital video
Format:: Video
Location(s):: Boase;8.018356, -2.298013
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Geographic Coordinates:: 8.018356, -2.298013

8. Funeral celebration, Gbao, 1986

Description:: Gbԑԑnlԑԑ Katoo in Gbao celebrates the funeral of the caretaker of a shrine who was understood to have been killed by the 'fetish' because of harm he allegedly planned against family members. In this case, the funeral involves special forms of drumming, dancing and songs as part of a thanksgiving to the shrine. On the left, Yaw Ble plays an antelope antler horn while holding an iron gong in his right hand. To the right of women playing calabash rattles (Akua Bedu Wo and Akua Asԑmpasa) Kwame Fnaso (standing) plays the special drums associated with the shrine. Ma Millah (right, blue top) looks on. Gbao, 8 August, 1986.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Gbao
Subjects:: Rattles; Horn; Gbԑԑnlԑԑ (Gbeenlee) Katoo
Subjects Facet:: Drums (musical instrument); Rites and ceremonies; Funeral customs and rites; Gourd, Calabash; Gongs
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-08-08
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Location(s):: Gbao;8.147021, -2.362744
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.147021, -2.362744

9. Woman dancing at the palace, New Yam Festival, Ahenkro, 1986

Description:: Palace drummers play an ensemble of '"fontomfrum" (back), "atumpan" (center) and other drums as a woman (Kabrenga) dances at the Ahenkro palace during the celebration of the New Yam Festival (Finyjie Lie in Nafaanra). Drummer in orange shirt, center, Kofi Boakye. Man standing, far right over drums, Kwasi Peter. Ahenkro, 28 July, 1986.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects:: Palace; Atumpan drum; New Yam Festival; Fontomfrom drum
Subjects Facet:: Drums (musical instrument); Rites and ceremonies; Dance
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-07-28
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.164906, -2.355708
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.164906, -2.355708

10. Funeral celebration, Gbao, 1986

Description:: Gbԑԑnlԑԑ Katoo in Gbao celebrates the funeral of the caretaker of a shrine who was understood to have been killed by the 'fetish' because of harm he allegedly planned against family members. In this case, the funeral involves special forms of drumming, dancing and songs as part of a thanksgiving to the shrine. Here, (left) Yaw Ble wears a strip-woven smock as he plays an antelope antler horn. He holds an iron gong in his right hand. Next to him Kwabena Nika plays a double iron gong and women (L-R: Abena Gyakari, Akua Bedu Wo and Akua Asԑmpasa) play calabash rattles. Amma Num (black head scarf, back right) looks on. Gbao, 8 August, 1986.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Gbao
Subjects:: Gbԑԑnlԑԑ (Gbeenlee) Katoo
Subjects Facet:: Drums (musical instrument); Rites and ceremonies; Funeral customs and rites; Gourd, Calabash; Gongs
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-08-08
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Location(s):: Gbao;8.147021, -2.362744
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.147021, -2.362744

11. Funeral celebration, Gbao, 1986

Description:: Gbԑԑnlԑԑ Katoo in Gbao celebrates the funeral of the caretaker of a shrine who was understood to have been killed by the 'fetish' because of harm he allegedly planned against family members. In this case, the funeral involves special forms of drumming, dancing and songs as part of a thanksgiving to the shrine. Here, left, Kwabena Nika plays a double gong while to his right Abena Gyakari and Ma Millah sing and play calabash rattles. The drums being played are those specifically associated with the shrine. Gbao, 8 August, 1986.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Gbao
Subjects:: Rattles; Gbԑԑnlԑԑ (Gbeenlee) Katoo
Subjects Facet:: Drums (musical instrument); Rites and ceremonies; Funeral customs and rites; Gourd, Calabash; Gongs
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-08-08
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Location(s):: Gbao;8.147021, -2.362744
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.147021, -2.362744

12. Paramount chief dancing, New Yam Festival, Ahenkro, 1986

Description:: Paramount chief Tolԑԑ Kofi Dwuru III (Omanhene) dances to the rhythms of fontomfrum and atumpan (in Twi) drums at the celebration of the New Yam Festival (Finyjie Lie in Nafaanra) in the Ahenkro palace. He wears a blue-and-white strip woven cloth of the type previously made from locally spun and dyed cotton thread. Two photos. Ahenkro, 28 July, 1986.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects:: New Yam Festival; Palace; Fontomfrom drums; Atumpan drums
Subjects Facet:: Drums (musical instrument); Chiefs; Dance; Music; Rites and ceremonies
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-07-28
Genre:: ;35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.164906, -2.355708
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.164906, -2.355708

13. History of Kuulo Katoo, Dompofie

Description:: Oral history of Kuulo Katoo (house), Dompofie, describes how the ancestress Wurache came to the area from the sky. The history of how other groups came to live alongside Wurache and her family is summarized. The role of the family in the installation of the chief and their postion as earth priest is described. A list of former male and female heads of family is included. To cite: Stahl, Ann, and James Anane. 2011. Kuulo Katoo, Dumpofie [Dompofie]. In, "Family Histories from the Banda Traditional Area, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana, 1986," pp. 27-28. Brochure circulated 1989, reissued with photos and additional histories in 2011. 3 pages.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17280 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16690
Location(s) Facet:: Dompofie
Subjects:: Gbaha; Dompo; Trafun; Lando; Land dispute; Family history; Kuulo Katoo; Ligbi; Makala
Subjects Facet:: Drums (musical instrument); Adansonia; Rites and ceremonies; Nafana (African people); Horses; Oral history; Banda (Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana)
Creator:: Stahl, Ann B. ; Anane, James
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Kwame Meabra; Kwasi Donkor; Emmanuel Dwira; Kwasi Millah; Kwabena Mensah; Kwame Broma; Kwadwo Fordjour; Afua Fofie
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 8/6/1986
Genre:: Text
Genre Facet:: Text
Format:: Text
Language Facet:: English
Location(s):: Dompofie;8.148574, -2.367172
Date Digitized:: 2016-08-21
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.148574, -2.367172

14. Calabash Use, Banda Area, Ghana, 1982-2019

Description:: This short video made from still images and video footage shows calabash processing and use in the Banda area, Ghana. Original images and footage are available in the Banda Through Time Repository. Banda, 1982-2019. Length: 5:02 minutes.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Date:: 2019
Location(s) Facet:: Banda; Brong-Ahafo Region
Subjects Facet:: Gourd, Calabash; Cash crops; Farming; Songs; Music; Rites and ceremonies; Drums (musical instrument); Xylophone; Rattles
Creator:: Holly Marsh
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Dr. M. Dores Cruz
Language:: English
Date searchable:: 1982-2019
Genre:: Digital video
Genre Facet:: Digital video
Format:: Video
Language Facet:: English
Location(s):: Banda; Brong-Ahafo Region
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Commentary:: Video made from still images, video footage, and audio in iMovie and Adobe Premiere Pro.

15. Kuulo History. Interview with Elders of Kuulo Katoo, Dompofie, 6 August 1986

Description:: A video made from a photo and original cassette tape audio recording of a 1986 family history interview with Elders of Kuulo Katoo in Dompofie, Banda. Female head of family, Lelɛɛ Afua Fofie (age, c. 90 yrs), shared in the Nafaanra language the history of Wurache, female ancestress of Kuulo Katoo. The interview was conducted by Dr. Ann Stahl and James Anane as part of a 1986 research project on family histories of the Banda area. Also participating in the interview were: Dompofie Odikro and male head of family, Tolɛɛ Kwadwo Fordjour (age, c. 95 yrs), Kwame Broma (age, c. 80 yrs), Kwasi Donkor (age, c. 70 yrs), Kwasi Millah (age, 60 yrs), Kwabena Mensah (age, 60 yrs), Kwame Dɔmeabra (age, 55 yrs) and Emmanuel Dwira (age, 33 yrs). The original audio has been edited to exclude (poorly audible) translations of Nafaanra dialogue into English. The original cassette recording ended prior to the conclusion of the interview, and thus does not capture the full exchange in Nafaanra. An English translation of the interview and the still image of Dompofie elders are available in the Banda Through Time repository (links below). Dompofie, 6 August, 1986. Length: 15.38 minutes.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17487; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16690
Date:: 1986-08-06
Location(s) Facet:: Dompofie
Subjects:: Makala; Dompo; Trafun; Land dispute; Lando; Kuulo Katoo; Ligbi; Family history; Gbaha
Subjects Facet:: Horses; Oral history; Drums (musical instrument); Banda (Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana); Adansonia; Nafana (African people); Rites and ceremonies
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Afua Fofie; Kwadwo Fordjour; Kwasi Millah; Kwabena Mensah; Kwame Broma; Kwame Dɔmeabra; Emmanuel Dwira; Kwasi Donkor; James Anane
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-08-06
Genre:: Digital video
Genre Facet:: Digital video
Format:: Video
Language Facet:: Nafaanra
Location(s):: Dompofie; 8.148619, -2.366971
Date Digitized:: 2020
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Original cassette tape audio recording digitized using an Ion Tape to PC system. Video made using Adobe Premier Pro.
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.8148619, -2.366971

16. Banda Heritage Event: Fawoman Hunters' Dances, 2019

Description:: At a day-long celebration of the Banda area's rich cultural heritage at the Banda Cultural Centre in Banda-Ahenkro, a group of hunters from Fawoman performed dances passed down through generations of hunters. Known as Bɔfɔɔrɔ, ancestral hunters learned these dances from animals in the bush. Using an unloaded gun and accompanied by drums and percussion instruments made from hippo jaws and canines, hunters and women from Fawoman shared ten dances with the assembled crowd. Ahenkro, 28 June, 2019. Length: 00:19:57 minutes.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17143
Date:: 2019-06-28
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects:: Performance
Subjects Facet:: Hunters; Firearms; Dance; Drums (musical instrument); Hippopotamus; Heritage
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Kwesi Donkor
Language:: Nafaanra
Date searchable:: 2019
Date searchable:: 2019-06-28
Genre Facet:: Digital video
Format:: Video
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.166006, -2.354521
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Geographic Coordinates:: 8.166006, -2.354521

17. Banda Heritage Event: Kete Performance, 2019

Description:: At a day-long celebration of the Banda area's rich cultural heritage at the Banda Cultural Centre in Banda-Ahenkro, men associated with the Kralɔngɔ Royal Palace performed a Nafana version of Kete. Known primarily as an Akan royal practice, Nafana oral histories characterize Kete as a genre they learned from Kulango people. In this performance, four men simultaneously use brass rattles and play flutes that oral accounts say were taken from the Kulango in their performance of five Kete songs. They are accompanied by two drummers and a man playing an iron gong. Ahenkro, 28 June, 2019. Length: 00:13:14 minutes.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Date:: 2019-06-28
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects:: Performance; Flutes; Kete
Subjects Facet:: Dance; Songs; Music; Rites and Ceremonies; Drums (musical instrument); Rattles; Gongs; Heritage
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2019
Date searchable:: 2019-06-28
Genre Facet:: Digital video
Format:: Video
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Language Facet:: Nafaanra; English
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.166006, -2.354521
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Commentary:: Film produced using Adobe Premiere Pro 2021
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.166006, -2.354521

18. Banda Heritage Event: Bongase Bedu, 2019

Description:: At a day-long celebration of the Banda area's rich cultural heritage at the Banda Cultural Centre in Banda-Ahenkro, Ligbi community members from Bongase performed a masquerade dance which today they call "Bedu" but scholars term "Do." Two masks performed: Mbong (Baboon) and Gbanyamuso (Beautiful Gonja Woman). Their costumes include metal jangles worn around their ankles. The dancers are accompanied by women singing in Ligbi and drumming on conga and box drums, as well as by young men drumming and fanning the dancers. Ahenkro, 28 June, 2019. Length: 00:15:26 minutes.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17128; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17138; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17335; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17127; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17130
Date:: 2019-06-28
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects:: Performance; Bedu; Do
Subjects Facet:: Dance; Songs; Music; Rites and Ceremonies; Drums (musical instrument); Masks; Wood carvings; Masquerades; Regalia; Heritage
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Ansoma Sala; Alaji Moro Mahama
Date searchable:: 2019
Date searchable:: 2019-06-28
Genre Facet:: Digital video
Format:: Video
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Language Facet:: Ligbi; Nafaanra; English
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.166006, -2.354521
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Film produced using Adobe Premiere Pro 2021
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.166006, -2.354521

19. Banda Heritage Event: Boase Bijam Celebration, 2019

Description:: At a day-long celebration of the Banda area's rich cultural heritage at the Banda Cultural Centre in Banda-Ahenkro, Nafana people from Boase share customs associated with their wedding celebrations (Bijam). Two young women dressed as brides wear local strip woven cloth and carry walking sticks as they approach the Banda Cultural Centre, accompanied by female relatives and young girls dressed in nubility attire. After circling the event grounds, the girls are seated and the women perform a series of songs and dances accompanied by calabash drums. Men and women well-wishers toss maize kernels in the water of the calabash drums as they dance. Afterwards, the brides, covered by cloth, dance behind an elder relative as other women prepare their path by pouring water from a bucket. Afterwards, locally made grain beer (pito) is poured into a calabash, overflowing to signal that the brides were virgins at the time of their marriage.In a final dance, female relatives dance with a bowl of food, after which gifts are presented to the bride's family. Many of the women wear locally made strip-woven blue-and-white textiles as wraps. Ahenkro, 28 June, 2019. Length: 00:22:01 minutes.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Date:: 2019-06-28
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects:: Performance; Nafana (African people)
Subjects Facet:: Dance; Songs; Music; Rites and Ceremonies; Marriage customs and rites; Gourd, Calabash; West African strip weaving; Drums (musical instrument); Heritage
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2019
Date searchable:: 2019-06-28
Genre Facet:: Digital video
Format:: Video
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Language Facet:: Nafaanra; English
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.166006, -2.354521
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Film produced using Adobe Premiere Pro 2021
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.166006, -2.354521

20. Banda Heritage Event: Ahenkro Celebrations, 2019

Description:: At a day-long celebration of the Banda area's rich cultural heritage at the Banda Cultural Centre in Banda-Ahenkro, people from Ahenkro share Nafana songs and dances associated with with girls' puberty rites (Manaa Ndiom) and wedding celebrations (Bijam). The film opens with photos of girls dressed in Manaa Ndiom attire during the 1995 inauguration of the Banda Cultural Centre. A series of songs and dances performed at the 2019 event follows, accompanied by the rhythms of calabash drums, calabash rattles and, in some cases, a wooden drum. The group is joined in the first song by District Chief Executive Mary Konneh who plays calabash rattles and dances. Seated under the shade of the canopy, Afua Donkor demonstrates how to spin cotton while others sing and dance. Young people can be seen using their cell phones to record the action. Many of the Elder women who perform wear locally made strip-woven blue-and-white textiles as skirt wraps. Ahenkro, 28 June, 2019. Length: 00:15:57 minutes.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Date:: 2019-06-28
Subjects:: Performance; Cell phones
Subjects Facet:: Nafana (African people); Dance; Songs; Music; Rites and Ceremonies; Marriage customs and rites; Gourd, Calabash; West African strip weaving; Drums (musical instrument); Rattles; Heritage
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2019
Date searchable:: 2019-06-28
Genre Facet:: Digital video
Format:: Video
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Language Facet:: Nafaanra; English
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.166006, -2.354521
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Film produced using Adobe Premiere Pro 2021
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.166006, -2.354521

21. Men performing a hunter's dance, Fawoman, 2019

Description:: A hunter carrying a shotgun is joined by a senior hunter as he performs a hunter's dance (Bɔfɔɔrɔ in Nafaanra). Oral history recounts that the dances are those of animals observed and copied by ancestral hunters, generations ago. Accompanied by drummers (on right), the hunters perform in front of an assembled group of villagers during a family history interview. A young woman in the background uses a cell phone to record the event. A performance of Bɔfɔɔrɔ at a June 2019 Banda Heritage Event can be viewed through a link below. Fawoman, 21 May, 2019.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19212; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17143
Date:: 2019-05-21
Location(s) Facet:: Fawoman
Subjects:: Performance
Subjects Facet:: Hunters; Dance; Ritual; Rites and ceremonies; Drums (musical instrument); Firearms
Creator:: Patrick Mensah
Contributors:: Enoch Mensah; Sampson Attah
Date searchable:: 2019
Date searchable:: 2019-05-21
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Fawoman;8.120434, -2.240526
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Still image extracted from video footage using Adobe Premier Pro software.
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.120434, -2.240526

22. Funeral celebration, Gbao, 1986

Description:: Gbԑԑnlԑԑ Katoo in Gbao celebrates the funeral of the caretaker of a shrine who was understood to have been killed by the 'fetish' because of harm he allegedly planned against family members. In this case, the funeral involves special forms of drumming, dancing and songs as part of a thanksgiving to the shrine. Here, two women dance (Ma Millah, center, Adwoa Kupo, right). To the left Yaw Ble plays an antelope antler horn. He wears a strip-woven smock adorned with amulets sewn into leather packets. Two photos. Gbao, 8 August, 1986.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Gbao
Subjects:: Amulets; Gbԑԑnlԑԑ (Gbeenlee) Katoo
Subjects Facet:: Funeral customs and rites; Dance; West African strip weaving; Rites and ceremonies; Drums (musical instrument)
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-08-08
Genre:: ;35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Location(s):: Gbao;8.147021, -2.362744
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.147021, -2.362744

23. Funeral celebration, Gbao, 1986

Description:: Gbԑԑnlԑԑ Katoo in Gbao celebrates the funeral of the caretaker of a shrine who was understood to have been killed by the 'fetish' because of harm he allegedly planned against family members. In this case, the funeral involves special forms of drumming, dancing and songs as part of a thanksgiving to the shrine. Here, Ma Millah dances, center. To the left Yaw Ble plays an antelope antler horn. Standing right, Kwame Fnaso drums. Eleven photos. Gbao, 8 August, 1986.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Gbao
Subjects:: Gbԑԑnlԑԑ (Gbeenlee) Katoo; Horn; Atumpan drums
Subjects Facet:: Drums (musical instrument); Funeral customs and rites; Dance; Rites and ceremonies
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-08-08
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Gbao;8.147021, -2.362744
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.147021, -2.362744

24. Funeral celebration, Gbao, 1986

Description:: Adwoa Kupo dances as Gbԑԑnlԑԑ Katoo in Gbao celebrates the funeral of the caretaker of a shrine who was understood to have been killed by the 'fetish' because of harm he allegedly planned against family members. In this case, the funeral involves special forms of drumming, dancing and songs as part of a thanksgiving to the shrine. Two photos. Gbao, 8 August, 1986.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Gbao
Subjects:: Gbԑԑnlԑԑ (Gbeenlee) Katoo; Atumpan drums
Subjects Facet:: Funeral customs and rites; Dance; Rites and ceremonies; Drums (musical instrument)
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-08-08
Genre:: ;35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Location(s):: Gbao;8.147021, -2.362744
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.147021, -2.362744

25. Funeral celebration, Ahenkro, 1982

Description:: An elder dances to the rhythms of fɔntɔmfrɔm and atumpan (in Twi) drums at a funeral celebration held the day after an elderly woman died. The funeral is celebrated beneath the shade of the large kapok tree on the south side of Ahenkro at the market site. Two photos. Ahenkro, 15 October, 1982.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects:: Drumming; Marketplace; Fɔntɔmfrɔm drums; Atumpan drums
Subjects Facet:: Drums (musical instrument); Funeral customs and rites; Dance; Music; Rites and ceremonies
Identifier:: 26; 27
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1982
Date searchable:: 1982-10-15
Genre:: ;35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.163438, -2.356776
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.163438, -2.356776

26. Funeral celebration, Gbao, 1986

Description:: Gbԑԑnlԑԑ Katoo in Gbao celebrates the funeral of the caretaker of a shrine. After falling ill and dying, the man was understood to have been killed by the 'fetish' because of harm he was alleged to be planning against family members. In this case, the funeral involves special forms of drumming, dancing and songs as part of a thanksgiving to the shrine. On the left, Yaw Ble plays an antelope antler horn while holding an iron gong in his right hand. Next (right), Kwabena Nika plays a double iron gong with a wooden hammer. Abena Gyakari, Akua Bedu Wo, and Akua Asԑmpasa (blue top) play calabash rattles. Standing, Kwame Fnaso plays the special drums associated with the shrine. Gbao, 8 August, 1986.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Gbao
Subjects:: Gbԑԑnlԑԑ (Gbeenlee) Katoo; Atumpan drums
Subjects Facet:: Rites and ceremonies; Funeral customs and rites; Gourd, Calabash; Gongs; Drums (musical instrument)
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-08-08
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Gbao;8.147021, -2.362744
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.147021, -2.362744

27. Funeral celebration, Gbao, 1986

Description:: Gbԑԑnlԑԑ Katoo in Gbao celebrates the funeral of the caretaker of a shrine who was understood to have been killed by the 'fetish' because of harm he allegedly planned against family members. In this case, the funeral involves special forms of drumming, dancing and songs as part of a thanksgiving to the shrine. On the left, Yaw Ble plays an antelope antler horn while holding an iron gong in his right hand. Abena Gyakari, Akua Bedu Wo, and Akua Asԑmpasa (blue top) play calabash rattles. Standing, Kwame Fnaso plays the special drums associated with the shrine. Looking on, right, is James Anane. Two photos. Gbao, 8 August, 1986.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Gbao
Subjects:: Rattles; Gbԑԑnlԑԑ (Gbeenlee) Katoo; Horn; Atumpan drums
Subjects Facet:: Gourd, Calabash; Gongs; Drums (musical instrument); Funeral customs and rites; Rites and ceremonies
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-08-08
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Gbao;8.147021, -2.362744
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.147021, -2.362744

28. Funeral celebration, Gbao, 1986

Description:: Gbԑԑnlԑԑ Katoo in Gbao celebrates the funeral of the caretaker of a shrine who was understood to have been killed by the 'fetish' because of harm he allegedly planned against family members. In this case, the funeral involves special forms of drumming, dancing and songs as part of a thanksgiving to the shrine. Here, Yaw Ble wears a strip-woven smock as he plays an antelope antler horn and dances. To the left, women play calabash rattles and Kwabena Nika plays a double iron gong. Drums that belong to the shrine are played as he dances. Four photos. Gbao, 8 August, 1986.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Gbao
Subjects:: Rattles; Gbԑԑnlԑԑ (Gbeenlee) Katoo; Horn; Atumpan drums
Subjects Facet:: Gourd, Calabash; Gongs; Drums (musical instrument); Funeral customs and rites; West African strip weaving; Rites and ceremonies
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-08-08
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Format:: Image
Location(s):: Gbao;8.147021, -2.362744
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.147021, -2.362744

29. Funeral celebration, Gbao, 1986

Description:: Gbԑԑnlԑԑ Katoo in Gbao celebrates the funeral of the caretaker of a shrine who was understood to have been killed by the 'fetish' because of harm he allegedly planned against family members. In this case, the funeral involves special forms of drumming, dancing and songs as part of a thanksgiving to the shrine. Here Adwoa Kupo (left) dances as Yaw Ble (right) plays an antelope antler horn and dances. He wears a strip-woven smock to which amulets encased in leather are sewn. Gbao, 8 August, 1986.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Gbao
Subjects:: Horn; Gbԑԑnlԑԑ (Gbeenlee) Katoo; Amulets; Atumpan drums
Subjects Facet:: Rites and ceremonies; West African strip weaving; Funeral customs and rites; Dances; Drums (musical instrument)
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-08-08
Genre:: 35 mm slide
Genre Facet:: 35 mm slide
Location(s):: Gbao;8.147021, -2.362744
Date Digitized:: 2016
Commentary:: Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.147021, -2.362744

30. Kete musicians playing at a heritage celebration, 2019

Description:: Men associated with the Kralɔngɔ Royal Palace perform a Nafana version of Kete during a heritage celebration organized by the Banda Heritage Initiative. Several men play flutes and brass rattles that oral histories say were captured from Kulango people. They are accompanied by men playing drums and (left) an iron gong. Ahenkro, 28 June, 2019.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19215
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects:: Banda Cultural Centre; Rattles
Subjects Facet:: Heritage; Community event; Rites and ceremonies; Nafana (African people); Songs; Music; Drums (musical instrument); Gongs
Creator:: Kelvin Asare
Date searchable:: 2019
Date searchable:: 2019-06-28
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.165961, -2.354312

31. Drummers in the arrival procession at a heritage celebration, 2019

Description:: Drummers play an atumpan and a fɔntɔmfrɔm drum as part of the opening procession for a heritage celebration organized by the Banda Heritage Initiative. Ahenkro, 28 June, 2019.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects:: Banda Cultural Centre; Atumpan drums; Fɔntɔmfrɔm drums
Subjects Facet:: Heritage; Community event; Drums (musical instrument)
Creator:: Kelvin Asare
Date searchable:: 2019
Date searchable:: 2019-06-28
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.165961, -2.354312

32. Drumming for masquerade dancers, 2019

Description:: An elder Ligbi woman and a young man play drums with their hands during a masquerade dance performed at a heritage celebration organized by the Banda Heritage Initiative. Seated in the background to the right are Nafana potters from Dorbour with an array of their wares. Ahenkro, 28 June, 2019.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19216
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects:: Banda Cultural Centre; Bedu; Do
Subjects Facet:: Heritage; Community event; Masquerades; Dance; Ligbi (language); Drums (musical instrument); Pottery
Creator:: Kelvin Asare
Date searchable:: 2019
Date searchable:: 2019-06-28
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.165961, -2.354312

33. Women of Boase at a heritage celebration, 2019

Description:: Women from Boase sit together under a canopy at a heritage celebration organized by the Banda Heritage Initiative. Young women dressed in attire associated with marriage (Bijam) and puberty (Manaa Ndiom) celebrations are seated in the center. To the left are three large calabashes filled with water on which the women will float smaller calabash bowls. These are used as drums to accompany songs sung during marriage and puberty celebrations. Ahenkro, 28 June, 2019.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17353; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19218
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects:: Banda Cultural Centre; Manaa Ndiom; Bijam
Subjects Facet:: Heritage; Community event; Drums (musical instrument); Rites and ceremonies; Nafana (African people); Gourd, Calabash; Puberty rites; Marriage customs and rites
Creator:: Kelvin Asare
Date searchable:: 2019
Date searchable:: 2019-06-28
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Format:: Image
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.165961, -2.354312

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