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11. Amma Bio, Gbaŋmbɛ Katoo, Sanwa, 1986

Description:
Amma Bio of Gbaŋmbɛ Katoo demonstrates the dance associated with sinyeele (balo or xylophone) music played at funerals. Male family head Nyua Kwadwo plays the sinyeele. Lying beneath the partially assembled instrument are calabashes that serve as resonators and produce the instrument's distinctive sound. A small wooden stool lies on its side nearby. 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/17-16697
Location(s) Facet:
Sanwa
Subjects:
Family history; Gbaŋmbɛ [Gbangmbe] Katoo
Subjects Facet:
Music; Balo; Funeral customs and rites; Dance; Oral history; Gourd, Calabash; Xylophone; Stools
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
People Facet:
Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.142199, -2.372039

12. Elders of Kafͻnͻ Katoo, Ahenkro, 1986

Description:
Family history interview with Elders of Kafͻnͻ Katoo: left, Yaw Fori (Bͻͻnfiԑn Yiifun); right, Kupo Aboateaa, Bamuhene, Ahenkro, 23 July, 1986.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17484 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16688
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Kafͻnͻ [Kafono] Katoo; Family history
Subjects Facet:
Oral history
Creator:
Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl; James Anane
Date searchable:
1986
Date searchable:
1986-07-23
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.164591, -2.355672
Date Digitized:
2016
People Facet:
Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.164591, -2.355672

13. Members of Kuulo Katoo, Dompofie, 1986

Description:
Family history interview with Elders of Kuulo Katoo including (seated front, left to right) Kwame Broma, Tolԑԑ Kwadwo Fordjour (Odikro), Lelԑԑ Afua Fofie (female head). Standing in brown cloth, Kwasi Millah, and to his right Emmanuel Dwira. Other members of Kuulo Katoo pictured are Kwasi Donkor and Kwabena Mensah. James Anane (interviewer) standing left. Dompofie, 6 August, 1986.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17487
Location(s) Facet:
Dompofie
Subjects:
Family history; Kuulo Katoo
Subjects Facet:
Oral history
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):
Dompofie;8.14816667, -2.36777778
Date Digitized:
2016
People Facet:
Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.14816667, -2.36777778

14. Sacred Basins of Gape Katoo, Bofie, 1995

Description:
Young men of Gape Katoo hold the sacred objects associated with ancestor Buari Kojo, Bofie, July, 1995.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17444 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17154 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16722 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16723
Location(s) Facet:
Bofie
Subjects:
Bronze basin; Family history; Gape Katoo; Buari Kojo
Subjects Facet:
Oral history; Ritual
Identifier:
slide 33
Creator:
Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Emmanuel Dwira
Date searchable:
1995
Date searchable:
1995-07
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Bofie;8.019775, -2.375237
Date Digitized:
2016
People Facet:
Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.019775, -2.375237

15. Learning from the past. Poster, 2014

Description:
An educational poster with pictures and text focused on how and what we can learn from the past. The poster encourages young people to talk to their elders to learn more about life in the past. It is one of five posters prepared for a Banda community event held in 2014. Printed versions of the posters are housed in the Banda Cultural Centre, Ahenkro.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:
Banda
Subjects:
Community engagement; Lelee Akosua Kepefu; Poster
Subjects Facet:
Archaeology; Oral history; History; Heritage
Creator:
Dr. Amanda L. Logan
Contributors:
Dr. Amanda L. Logan
Date searchable:
2014
Date searchable:
2014-07
Genre:
Poster
Genre Facet:
Poster
Format:
Image
Language Facet:
English
Location(s):
Banda
Date Digitized:
2014
People Facet:
Dr. Amanda L. Logan

16. Banda in the 18th & 19th centuries. Poster, 2011

Description:
An educational poster with pictures and text which describes Banda-area village life during the 18th and 19th centuries based on oral histories, written sources and archaeology. It describes early written references to Banda and briefly summarizes what has been learned about handicrafts like potting and cloth-making based on archaeological excavations at Makala Kataa. It is one of five posters prepared for a Banda community event held in July, 2011. Printed versions of the posters are housed in the Banda Cultural Centre, Ahenkro.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17068 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17060 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17067
Location(s) Facet:
Banda
Subjects:
Makala Kataa; Community engagement; Poster
Subjects Facet:
Handicraft; Pottery making; Spinning; Elmina Castle (Elmina, Ghana); Wars; Oral history; Tobacco pipes; Beads; Heritage
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1700-1875
Date searchable:
2011-06
Genre:
Poster
Genre Facet:
Poster
Format:
Image
Language Facet:
English
Location(s):
Banda
Date Digitized:
2016
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl

17. Family history interview with Kofi Asԑmpasa, Gbԑԑnlԑԑ [Gbeenlee] Katoo

Description:
The first oral history interview conducted by the Banda Research Project was with Kofi Asԑmpasa of Gbԑԑnlԑԑ Katoo, Gbao, in November 1982. Asԑmpasa is pictured here with family member James Anane (holding the tape recorder), listening to the audio recording of his interview. His reaction upon hearing the tape: "That man knows his history!" Asԑmpasa was among the most remarkable oral historians encountered in the course of the Banda Research Project. Gbao, 16 Nov, 1982.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17437 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16692
Location(s) Facet:
Gbao
Subjects:
Kofi Asempasa; Gbao; Family history; Gbeenlee Katoo; James Anane
Subjects Facet:
Oral history
Creator:
Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1982
Date searchable:
1982-11-16
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Gbao;8.147021, -2.362744
Date Digitized:
2016
People Facet:
Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.147021, -2.362744

18. Members of Tapanwolo Katoo, Sabiye, 1986

Description:
Family history interview with members of Tapanwolo Katoo, including Pԑ Yaw, family head (seated, second from left), Kwadwo Ladjaa (seated, third from left) and Alhaji Adama Abudulai, Sabiye, 15 August, 1986.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17498
Location(s) Facet:
Sabiye
Subjects:
Family history; Tapanwolo Katoo
Subjects Facet:
Oral history
Creator:
Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl; James Anane
Date searchable:
1986
Date searchable:
1986-08-15
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Sabiye;8.068359, -2.352164
Date Digitized:
2016
People Facet:
Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.068359, -2.352164

19. Sacred Basins of Gape Katoo, Bofie, 1995

Description:
Elders of Gape Katoo offering libations on sacred objects associated with ancestor Buari Kojo, Bofie, July, 1995.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17444 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16724 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17154 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16723
Location(s) Facet:
Bofie
Subjects:
Bronze basin; Family history; Gape Katoo; Buari Kojo
Subjects Facet:
Libations; Ritual; Copper alloys; Oral history
Creator:
Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Emmanuel Dwira
Date searchable:
1995
Date searchable:
1995-07
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Bofie;8.019775, -2.375237
Date Digitized:
2016
People Facet:
Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.019775, -2.375237

20. Members of Chorigbͻͻnͻ House, Sase, 1986

Description:
Family history interview with members of Chorigbͻͻnͻ [Chorigboono] House, including Imam Lakaria (center, blue robe), Abakan Wͻye, Moro, Daudu, Sale Asomana, Alhaji Sefuyani, Adam Moro and Amadu Yaya, Sase, 20 July, 1986.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-17505
Location(s) Facet:
Sase
Subjects:
Chorigbͻͻnͻ [Chorigboono] House; Family history
Subjects Facet:
Islam; Oral history
Creator:
Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl; James Anane
Date searchable:
1986
Date searchable:
1986-07-20
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Format:
Image
Location(s):
Sase;8.151558, -2.363023
Date Digitized:
2016
People Facet:
Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.151558, -2.363023