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41. Girls in nubility attire, Children's Day, Ahenkro, 2009

Description:: Young girls dress in nubility attire for the annual Children's Day sponsored by local schools. They wear snail shell necklaces and have applied white paint to their face, chest and midriff. This attire is associated with the nubility ceremonies of groups from southern Ghana and is adopted here as a generic form of ritual costume. L-R: Yaa Naa (in profile); Akosua Kojie (yellow head scarf); Naomi (back row); Isha Brimah (vertical stripes); Atta Forkour (center front); Yaa Manu (behind); Florence (behind); Akua Yaa Wale (red & black head scarf); Shallot Vasco (far right). Ahenkro, 23 June, 2009.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects:: Banda Cultural Centre; Children's day; Nubility rites
Subjects Facet:: Rites and ceremonies; Puberty rites
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:: 2009
Date searchable:: 2009-06-23
Genre:: Digital image
Genre Facet:: Digital image
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.165961, -2.354312
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.165961, -2.354312

42. History of Loobia Katoo, Banda-Ahenkro

Description:: Oral history of Loobia Katoo (house), Ahenkro, describes how a powerful shrine called Jafun came to the Banda area from Senyon, in Gonjaland. The shrine is associated with the sorghum harvest festival and the associated rites are summarized. The list of former keepers of the shrine is included. To cite: Stahl, Ann, and James Anane. 2011. Loobia Katoo, Banda-Ahenkro. In, "Family Histories from the Banda Traditional Area, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana, 1986," pp. 29-30. Brochure circulated 1989, reissued with photos and additional histories in 2011. 2 pages.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16683
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects:: Yualie festival; Samori; Senyon; Jafun shrine; Pito; Loobia Katoo; Beer; Gonja ; Animal sacrifices; Family history
Subjects Facet:: Banda (Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana); Rites and ceremonies; Oral history; Sorghum
Creator:: Stahl, Ann B. ; Anane, James
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Amman Nyiimor; Kwadwo Kamlekunu
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-07-24
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

43. 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

44. History of Kofi Krԑma [Krema] Katoo, Banda-Ahenkro

Description:: Oral history of Kofi Krԑma [Krema] Katoo (house)--a subhouse of Gbaha Katoo from Makala--describes how they came to live in Ahenkro and the shrines for which the family had responsibility. The animal sacrifices offered to each shrine are described, as are powers of the Nyi and Tie "festishes." Former male and female heads of family are listed. To cite: Stahl, Ann, and James Anane. 2011. Kofi Krɛma Katoo, Banda-Ahenkro. In, "Family Histories from the Banda Traditional Area, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana, 1986," pp. 25-26. Brochure circulated 1989, reissued with photos and additional histories in 2011. 2 pages.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16695
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects:: Kofi Krema Katoo; Sie Longo; Tie; Animal sacrifices; Family history; Nyi; Bui; Makala
Subjects Facet:: Banda (Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana); Shrines; Rites and ceremonies; Nafana (African people); Oral history
Creator:: Stahl, Ann B.; Anane, James
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Kwadwo Abedi; Donkor Amma
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-08-13
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

45. 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

46. 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

47. 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
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.018356, -2.298013

48. 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
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.018356, -2.298013

49. 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
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Video made from still images, video footage, and audio in iMovie and Adobe Premiere Pro.

50. 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

51. 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
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Film produced using Adobe Premiere Pro 2021
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.166006, -2.354521

52. 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

53. Banda Heritage Event: Kuulo Celebrations, 2019

Description:: At a day-long celebration of the Banda area's rich cultural heritage at the Banda Cultural Centre in Banda-Ahenkro, Kuulo people from Dompofie share customs associated with their wedding celebrations. A bride and groom accompanied by two girls sit as women sing songs of praise and dance in a circle around them. A pot containing pito (locally brewed grain beer) sits in front of them. The women wear strip-woven local cloth wraps around their waists. In an opening song, the women beat rhythms with calabash gourd drinking bowls as they dance. The gourds are placed in front of the newly married couple after the first dance. After the final dance, the calabash bowls are used to catch overflowing beer poured from the pito pot, signaling that the bride was a virgin when married. Ahenkro, 28 June, 2019. Length: 00:20:21 minutes.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Date:: 2019-06-28
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects:: Performance; Kuulo, Dompo (African people)
Subjects Facet:: Dance; Songs; Music; Rites and Ceremonies; Marriage customs and rites; Gourd, Calabash; West African strip weaving; Heritage
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Daniel Kofi Nakpah
Date searchable:: 2019
Date searchable:: 2019-06-28
Genre Facet:: Digital video
Format:: Video
Source:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Language Facet:: Dompo; Nafaanra; English
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.166006, -2.354521
Sketchfab Uid:
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.166006, -2.354521

54. Adjua Tini: Wisdom from Songs

Description:: Part 4 of a four-part video, based on an interview with Adjua Tini of Habaa Katoo. Though the interview was concluded, Adjua Tini wanted to close the session with a song. One song led to another, and soon she was joined by Lelԑԑ Yahͻͻ, with whom she sang a number of songs associated with courtship, marriage and funerals. Several songs toward the end of the short film are not accompanied by video footage. Ahenkro. Length: 00:36.05 minutes.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:: https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-19210
Date:: 2018-09-01
Location(s) Facet:: Ahenkro
Subjects:: Interview
Subjects Facet:: Songs; Music; Rites and ceremonies; Marriage customs and rites; Funeral customs and rites; Yams; Heritage
Creator:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:: Lelԑԑ Yahͻͻ; Sampson Attah; Enoch Mensah; Snyda Mensah; Patrick 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; Kulango
Location(s):: Ahenkro;8.162656, -2.355088
Sketchfab Uid:
Commentary:: Film produced using Adobe Premiere Pro 2020
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.162656, -2.355088

55. 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

56. 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

57. 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

58. History of Chokoe Katoo, Gbao

Description:: Oral history of Chokoe Kataoo (house), Gbao, describes how the family came to settle in Banda and how they came to play a role in the area's New Yam Festival. Former male and female heads of family are listed. To cite: Stahl, Ann, and James Anane. 2011. Chokoe Katoo, Gbau [Gbao]. In, "Family Histories from the Banda Traditional Area, Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana, 1986," pg. 3. Brochure circulated 1989, reissued with photos and additional histories in 2011. 2 pages.
Rights:: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:: University of Victoria Libraries
Location(s) Facet:: Gbao
Subjects:: New Yam Festival; Family history; Migration; Chokoe Katoo
Subjects Facet:: Gonja (African people); Rites and ceremonies; Nafana (African people); Oral history; Banda (Brong-Ahafo Region, Ghana)
Creator:: Stahl, Ann B. ; Anane, James
Contributors:: Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Afua Bͻfi
Date searchable:: 1986
Date searchable:: 1986-08-04
Genre:: Text
Genre Facet:: Text
Format:: Text
Language Facet:: English
Location(s):: Gbao;8.147021, -2.362744
Date Digitized:: 2016-08-21
Geographic Coordinates:: 8.147021, -2.362744

59. 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

60. 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

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