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1. Sacred beads in a calabash container, Ahenkro, 1995
- Description:
- The glass beads considered sacred and used in the puberty (Manaa Ndiom) and marriage (Bijam) rites of Nafana women are stored within a calabash bowl, its lid lying next to it. Most of the beads are imported varieties typical of those that circulated in the Atlantic trade period. On top of two other lidded calabash bowls rests a pair of iron manacles or shackles which are included among ritual paraphernalia. Ahenkro, July 1995.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Relation:
- https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16943; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16944
- Location(s) Facet:
- Ahenkro
- Subjects:
- Manaa Ndiom; Bijam; Manacles
- Subjects Facet:
- Rites and ceremonies; Glass beads; Nafana (African people); Gourd, Calabash; Puberty rites; Shackles; Ritual; Marriage customs and rites
- Creator:
- Alex Caton
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl
- Date searchable:
- 1995
- Date searchable:
- 1995-07
- Genre:
- Photographic print
- Genre Facet:
- Photographic print
- Format:
- Image
- Location(s):
- Ahenkro;8.164906, -2.355708
- Date Digitized:
- 2019-09-24
- Commentary:
- Color print scanned by Ann B. Stahl
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.164906, -2.355708
2. 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
- Sketchfab Uid:
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.018356, -2.298013
3. History of Pejomako Katoo, Banda-Ahenkro
- Description:
- Oral history of Pejomako Katoo (house), Ahenkro, describes the family's role as a subfamily of the royal house (Sie Lͻngͻ Katoo) in charge of the conduct of females in the royal family. The story of how the family came to hold this role is recounted and a list of former male and female heads of family is provided. To cite: Stahl, Ann, and James Anane. 2011. Pejomako Katoo, Banda-Ahenkro. In, "Family Histories from the Banda Traditional Area, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana, 1986," pg. 33. Brochure circulated 1989, reissued with photos and additional histories in 2011. 1 page.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Location(s) Facet:
- Ahenkro
- Subjects:
- Manaa Ndiom; Animal sacrifices; Family history; Bijam; Pejomako Katoo
- Subjects Facet:
- Banda (Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana); Rites and ceremonies; Nafana (African people); Oral history; Puberty rites; Marriage customs and rites
- Creator:
- Stahl, Ann B. ; Anane, James
- Contributors:
- Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Sie Kwame Bentre; Kofi Blopour
- Date searchable:
- 1986
- Date searchable:
- 1986-08-03
- Genre:
- Text
- Genre Facet:
- Text
- Format:
- Text
- Language Facet:
- English
- Location(s):
- Ahenkro;8.164591, -2.355672
- Date Digitized:
- 2016-08-21
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.164591, -2.355672
4. 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
5. Boase elders at a heritage celebration, 2019
- Description:
- During a performance of songs and dances associated with puberty (Manaa Ndiom) and marriage (Bijam) celebrations as practiced in Boase, elder Afua Gyakari holds a microphone as she sings surrounded by other elders, including Boase chief Tolԑԑ Ligbi Wulotei (wearing a black-and-gold cap). Ahenkro, 28 June, 2019.
- Rights:
- Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
- Publisher:
- University of Victoria Libraries
- Relation:
- https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19218
- Location(s) Facet:
- Ahenkro
- Subjects:
- Banda Cultural Centre; Banda Heritage Initiative
- Subjects Facet:
- Heritage; Community event; Rites and ceremonies; Nafana (African people); 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
- Sketchfab Uid:
- Geographic Coordinates:
- 8.165961, -2.354312