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1. Sacred Vessel of Gape Katoo, Bofie, 1995

Description:
Base of a sacred copper alloy vessel associated with Gape Katoo 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/17-16722
Location(s) Facet:
Bofie
Subjects:
Bronze basin; Family history; Gape Katoo; Buari Kojo
Subjects Facet:
Oral history; Ritual; Copper alloys
Identifier:
slide 30
Creator:
Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl; Emmanuel Dwira
Date searchable:
1995
Date searchable:
1986-07
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

2. 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

3. 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

4. Clay bowl used in funeral rituals, Dorbour, 1994

Description:
Small pedestal-based bowls like this one (called kontondԑԑ in Nafaanra) are used in funeral rituals. Women cook food and offer it to the ancestors in a funeral ceremony called 'sro waa'. Larger versions of these bowls were used in times past as women's eating bowls; however, by the late 20th century small versions like this one were only made to order for funerals. Men were prohibited from touching them. Dorbour, 1994.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16887
Location(s) Facet:
Dorbour
Subjects Facet:
Funeral customs and rites; Pottery; Ritual
Identifier:
35
Creator:
Dr. M. Dores Cruz
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1994
Date searchable:
1994
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Location(s):
Dorbour;8.090342, -2.517137
Date Digitized:
2016
People Facet:
Dr. M. Dores Cruz
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.090342, -2.517137

5. End of Ramadan celebration, Ahenkro, 1982

Description:
Muslims celebrate the end of Ramadan, the ninth and most sacred month in the Islamic lunar calendar during which Muslims fast during daylight hours. As Ramadan ends, men and women come together to dance beneath the majestic kapok tree that formerly shaded the market site located on the south side of Ahenkro. July, 1982.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16925
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Marketplace; Muslims
Subjects Facet:
Dance; Islam; Markets; Ritual
Identifier:
19
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1982
Date searchable:
1982-07
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.163438, -2.356776
Date Digitized:
2016
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.163438, -2.356776

6. End of Ramadan celebration, Ahenkro, 1982

Description:
Muslims celebrate the end of Ramadan, the ninth and most sacred month in the Islamic lunar calendar during which Muslims fast during daylight hours. With Ramadan ended, women dressed in blue cloth socialize at the former market site located on the south side of Ahenkro. July, 1982.
Rights:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial
Publisher:
University of Victoria Libraries
Relation:
https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16924
Location(s) Facet:
Ahenkro
Subjects:
Marketplace; Muslims
Subjects Facet:
Dance; Islam; Markets; Ritual
Identifier:
20
Creator:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Contributors:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Date searchable:
1982
Date searchable:
1982-07
Genre:
35 mm slide
Genre Facet:
35 mm slide
Location(s):
Ahenkro;8.163438, -2.356776
Date Digitized:
2016
People Facet:
Dr. Ann B. Stahl
Commentary:
Slide scanned by Veronique Plante
Geographic Coordinates:
8.163438, -2.356776

7. 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
People Facet:
Alex Caton
Commentary:
Color print scanned by Ann B. Stahl
Geographic Coordinates:
8.164906, -2.355708

8. Sacred Objects of Gape Katoo, Bofie, 1995

Description:
Elders of Gape Katoo with the sacred bronze basin, copper alloy vessel, iron knife and "chain" (copper alloy anklet) 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/17-16722 ; https://exhibits.library.uvic.ca/spotlight/iaff/catalog/17-16723
Location(s) Facet:
Bofie
Subjects:
Bronze basin; Anklet; Gape Katoo; Family history; Buari Kojo
Subjects Facet:
Copper alloys; Ritual; Oral history
Identifier:
slide 27
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

9. 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
Commentary:
Still image extracted from video footage using Adobe Premier Pro software.
Geographic Coordinates:
8.120434, -2.240526